Fungal infection in organ transplant patients

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1421-1425

  Hong, Wei ^a   Wen, Hai ^a   Liao, Wanqing ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fungal; Infection; Organ transplant

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

HUMANS; MYCOSES; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0141838000     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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