Novel use of a swimming pool biocide in the treatment of a rare fungal mastoiditis

Laryngoscope

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1065-1069

  Chang, Christopher Y ^a   Schell, Wiley A ^a   Perfect, John R ^a   Hulka, Gregory F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti infective agents; Biguanides; Disinfectants; Fungi; Local; Mastoiditis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; BAQUACIL; BIOCIDE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CRYSTAL VIOLET; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ITRACONAZOLE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); POVIDONE IODINE; SULFANILAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LECYTHOPHORA HOFFMANNII; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MASTOIDITIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDLINE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWIMMING POOL; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOPLASTY;

BIGUANIDES; CHILD; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; MYCOSES; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 20144367008     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MLG.0000163338.45700.FE     Document Type: Review

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