Aspergillus spondylitis in immunocompetent patients

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 74-76

  Govender, S ^a   Kumar, K P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPONDYLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035005402     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640000205     Document Type: Article

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