Fatal case of Trichoderma harzianum infection in a renal transplant recipient

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3751-3755

  Guarro, Josep ^a   Antolín Ayala, María Isabel ^b   Gené, Josepa ^a   Gutiérrez Calzada, Jesús ^b   Nieves Díez, Carlos ^b   Ortoneda, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GANCICLOVIR; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LISTERIA; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM;

EID: 0344931844     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3751-3755.1999     Document Type: Article

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