Lung aspergillosis. Role of the corticoids as associated risk factor in the patient with chronic bronchitis;Aspergilosis pulmonar. Papel de los corticoides como factor de riesgo asociado en el bronquítico crónico

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 203, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 472-474

  Garces Jarque J M ^a   Terradas Robledo, R ^a   Alvarez Lerma F ^a   Grau Cerrato, S ^a   Salvado Costa M ^a   Torres Rodriguez J M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Chronic bronchitis; Colonization; Corticoids; Infection; Prednisone; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG MYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM CULTURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0242693382     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2565(03)71330-7     Document Type: Article

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