Geotrichum capitatum fungemia in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia: Case report

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 412-413

  Fanci, Rosa ^a,b   Pecile, P ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYTARABINE; FLUCYTOSINE; FLUDARABINE; IDARUBICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GEOTRICHUM CAPITATUM; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0041346116     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2003.15.4.412     Document Type: Article

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