Isolation of Malassezia furfur from the groin abscess of 7 renal transplant patient

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science)

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 143-146

  Zhao, Hong Mei ^a   Ran, Yu Ping ^a   Jiang, Xian ^a   Zeng, Wei ^a   Xiong, Lin ^a   Dai, Ya Lin ^a   Du, Xiao Ping ^a   Yang, Guo ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abscess; Malassezia furfur; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL ENZYME; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISONE; PROTEINASE; RAPESEED OIL;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEVER; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RISK; INGUINAL REGION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULCER;

EID: 12744281235     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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