Invasive infection due to Penicillium species other than P. marneffei

Journal of Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 184-195

  Lyratzopoulos, G ^a   Ellis, M ^b   Nerringer, R ^b   Denning, D W ^c  

^a STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROCORTISONE; ISONIAZID; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; PHENYTOIN; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TERBINAFINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN INFECTION; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; EAR INFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KERATITIS; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MYCOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PENICILLIUM DECUMBENS; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PERITONITIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; PERITONITIS; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 0036821908     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1056     Document Type: Article

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