Fungemia due to Fusarium sacchari in an immunosuppressed patient

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 419-421

  Guarro, Josep ^a   Nucci, Marcio ^b   Akiti, Tiyomi ^b   Gené, Josepa ^a   Barreiro, M Da Gloria C ^b   Gonçalves, Renato T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGEMIA; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SACCHARI; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; FUNGEMIA; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0033958364     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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