Microascus cinereus (anamorph Scopulariopsis) brain abscess in a bone marrow transplant recipient

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 395-397

  Baddley, John W ^a,c   Moser, Stephen A ^a   Sutton, Deanna A ^b   Pappas, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN BIOPSY; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FUNGUS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROASCUS CINEREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ASCOMYCOTA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROLS;

EID: 0033970964     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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