Fungal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 153-158

  Wanke, Bodo ^a   Dos Santos Lazéra, Márcia ^a   Nucci, Marcio ^b  

^a Ctro Pesquisa Hosp Evandro C   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candidiasis and aspergillosis; Fungal infections; Immunocompromised host; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NEOPLASM; NEUTROPENIA; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; FUNGI; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MYCOSES; NEOPLASMS; NEUTROPENIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033642036     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762000000700025     Document Type: Article

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