Invasive aspergillosis in solid-organ transplantation: Report of eight cases and review of the literature

Transplant International

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 280-286

  Ergin, Funda ^a   Arslan, Hande ^a   Azap, Alpay ^a   Demirhan, Beyhan ^a   Karakayali, Hamdi ^a   Haberal, Mehmet ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fungal infection; Invasive aspergillosis; Solid organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0038316630     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2003.tb00300.x     Document Type: Article

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