Medical management of aspergillus flavus endocarditis

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 425-427

  Rao, Kanchana ^a   Saha, Vaskar ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Bone marrow transplant; Endocarditis; Liposomal amphotericin

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033936853     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010050034382     Document Type: Article

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