Deep Infection by Trichophyton rubrum in an Immunocompromised Patient

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 5298-5301

  Nir Paz, Ran ^a   Elinav, Hila ^a   Pierard, Gerald E ^b   Walker, David ^c   Maly, Alexander ^a   Shapiro, Mervyn ^a   Barton, Richard C ^c   Polacheck, Itzhack ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; AZATHIOPRINE; CALCIUM; CEFUROXIME; CYCLOSPORIN; DNA; ITRACONAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; STEROID; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CELL INVASION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; UNITED STATES;

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPPURATION; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 0242677569     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5298-5301.2003     Document Type: Article

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