Persistent cavitations in pulmonary mucormycosis after apparently successful amphotericin B

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 940-942

  Donado Ua, José R ^a   Díaz Hellín, Vicente ^a   López Encuentra, Angel ^a   Echave Sustaeta, José M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Cavitation; Diabetes; Pulmonary mucormycosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036230246     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00081-7     Document Type: Article

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