Management of Aspergillus osteomyelitis: Report of failure of liposomal amphotericin B and response to voriconazole in an immunocompetent host and literature review

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 277-283

  Stratov, I ^a   Korman, T M ^b   Johnson, P D R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; LIPID; VORICONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BONE BIOPSY; BONE DEFECT; BONE GRAFT; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HISTOLOGY; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LITERATURE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDLINE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY RASH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038548568     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0909-3     Document Type: Review

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