Paecilomyces lilacinus vaginitis in an immunocompetent patient

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1155-1158

  Carey, Jeanne ^a   D'Amico, Ron ^a   Sutton, Deanna A ^b   Rinaldi, Michael G ^b,c  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BORIC ACID; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ESTROGEN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PROGESTERONE; TERBINAFINE; TERCONAZOLE; TIOCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONIDIUM; FEMALE; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOULD; MYCOSIS; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINAL PRURITUS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0042316869     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0909.020654     Document Type: Article

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