Invasive Fusarium infection in AIDS patients. Report of a case and review of the literature

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 146-148

  Lohouie Petmy J ^a   Temfack, M Folefack ^a   Kaptue L ^a   Mbuagbauw, J ^a   Raccurt, C P ^a   Hennequin, Christophe ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

AIDS patients; Disseminated invasive fusariosis; Fusarium verticilloides

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FUNGAL RNA; KETOCONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0036745734     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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