Cryptococcus neoformans arthritis in a renal transplant recipient;Artritis por Cryptococcus neoformans en receptor de trasplante renal

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 186-189

  Garau, Margarita ^a   Del Palacio, Amalia ^a  

^a Hospital Universitario   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Renal trasplant recipient

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0036756488     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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