Pulmonary cryptococcosis in the immunocompetent host: Therapy with oral fluconazole - A report of four cases and a review of the literature

Chest

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 527-534

  Núñez, Marina ^a,b   Peacock Jr , James E ^a   Chin Jr , Robert ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antifungal therapy; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Fluconazole; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033871072     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.2.527     Document Type: Article

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