Epidemiology of fungal infections in solid organ transplant patients

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 229-236

  Patterson, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Epidemiology; Fungal infection; Solid organ transplant

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MYCOSES; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0033302188     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3062.1999.010402.x     Document Type: Article

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