Two cases of subcutaneous infection due to Phaeoacremonium spp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1332-1336

  Guarro, Josep ^a   Alves, Sydney Hartz ^c   Gené, Josepa ^a   Grazziotin, Neiva Aparecida ^d   Mazzuco, Rosemari ^e   Dalmagro, Cristiane ^e   Capilla, Javier ^a   Zaror, Luis ^f   Mayayo, Emilio ^b  

^a FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^c Universidade Federal de Santa Maria   (Spain)

^d Universidade Regional Integrada   (Spain)

^e Clínica Particular   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; RAVUCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; ANKLE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; FOOT; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; PHAEOACREMONIUM ALEOPHILUM; PHAEOACREMONIUM RUBRIGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES;

FUNGI; PHAEOACREMONIUM; PHAEOACREMONIUM ALEOPHILUM; PHAEOACREMONIUM RUBRIGENUM;

EID: 0344406251     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.1332-1336.2003     Document Type: Article

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