A case report of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana treated in a burn unit

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 285-287

  Arnoldo, Brett D ^a,b   Purdue, Gary F ^a   Tchorz, Kathryn ^a   Hunt, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHROMOMYCOSIS; CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MYCETOMA; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; SINUSITIS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND CARE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; BURN UNITS; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ITRACONAZOLE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 19544377514     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000162143.29628.A7     Document Type: Article

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