Immunoparalysis as a cause for invasive aspergillosis?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2068-2071

  Hartemink, Koen J ^a   Paul, Marinus A ^a   Spijkstra, Jan Jaap ^a   Girbes, Armand R J ^a   Polderman, Kees H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Compensatory anti inflammatory response syndrome (CARS); Immunoparalysis; Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS); Opportunistic infection; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN; TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARALYSIS;

AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUTOPSY; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0345257056     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-1778-z     Document Type: Article

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