Disseminated infection due to Cylindrocarpon (Fusarium) lichenicola in a neutropenic patient with acute leukaemia: Report of a case and review of the literature

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-65

  Rodriguez Villalobos, H ^a   Georgala, A ^b   Beguin, H ^c   Heymans, C ^b   Pye, G ^d   Crokaert, F ^b   Aoun, M ^b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; IDARUBICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RETINOIC ACID; TEICOPLANIN; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYLINDROCARPON; CYLINDROCARPON LICHENICOLA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NAIL DISEASE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; TOE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037218330     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0851-9     Document Type: Article

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