Delayed sternotomy wound infection due to Paecilomyces variotii in a lung transplant recipient

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1131-1134

  Lee, Joseph ^a   Yew, Wing Wai ^a   Chiu, Clement Shui Wah ^a   Wong, Poon Chuen ^a   Wong, Chi Fong ^a   Wang, Elaine P ^a  

^a GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PAECILOMYCES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MYCOSES; PAECILOMYCES; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036797241     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(02)00404-7     Document Type: Article

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