Diagnosis and treatment of Aspergillus flavus sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 887-890

  Vandecasteele, Stefaan J ^a,c   Boelaert, J R ^b   Verrelst, P ^b   Graulus, E ^b   Gordts, B Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Sint Jan General Hospital   (Belgium)

^c FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036789259     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342699     Document Type: Article

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