Lack of efficacy of voriconazole therapy in 2 patients with pulmonary fungus balls [6]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1706-1707

  Gutiérrez, Félix ^a   Masiá, Mar ^a   Ramos, José M ^a   Elía, Matilde ^a   Rodríguez Tudela, Juan L ^b   Cuenca Estrella, Manuel ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; PAECILOMYCES; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PAECILOMYCES SINENSIS; PAECILOMYCES VARIOTTI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; STEADY STATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAECILOMYCES; PYRIMIDINES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 19344372599     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/430176     Document Type: Letter

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