Fatal invasive cerebral Absidia corymbifera infection following bone marrow transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 701-703

  Paterson, P J ^a   Marshall, S R ^a   Shaw, B ^a   Kendra, J R ^b   Ethel, M ^a   Kibbler, C C ^a   Prentice, H G ^a   Potter, M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BURNLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absidia corymbifera; Bone marrow transplantation; Leukaemia; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ABSIDIA; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DONOR; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FATALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPHIL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033794828     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702575     Document Type: Article

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