Combined systemic and intrapleural treatment of Aspergillus pulmonary empyema after invasive aspergillosis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 471-473

  Baquero Artigao, Fernando ^a   García Miguel, Maria Jesús ^a   Hernández, Francisco ^a   Hernández, Natalio ^a   Del Castillo, Fernando ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Empyema; Intrapleural treatment; Invasive aspergillosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHILD; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038586299     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200305000-00022     Document Type: Article

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