Candida epiclottitis in an adolescent with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-92

  Sharma, Niraj ^a   Berman, David M ^b   Scott, Gwendolyn B ^a   Josephson, Gary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEMOURS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epiglottitis

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; FLUCONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THRUSH; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 13944251766     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000148925.06156.40     Document Type: Article

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