Infections by the yeast Kodomaea (Pichia) ohmeri: Two cases and literature review

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-130

  Han, X Y ^a   Tarrand, J J ^a   Escudero, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARAGINASE MACROGOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGAL DNA; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; METICILLIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; VALACICLOVIR; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOFIBROMA; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FATALITY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; KODOMAEA OHMERI; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PICHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATAL OUTCOME; FLUCONAZOLE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; PICHIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 1642346528     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-1067-3     Document Type: Review

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