Fungemia due to Scedosporium prolificans: A description of two cases with fatal outcome

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 645-647

  Simarro, E ^a   Marin F ^a   Morales, A ^a   Sanz, E ^a   Perez J ^a   Ruiz, J ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYTARABINE; FLUCONAZOLE; IDARUBICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS;

EID: 0035522311     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1198-743X.2001.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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