Successful treatment of Paecilomyces variotii splenic abscesses: A rare complication in a previously unrecognized chronic granulomatous disease child

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-152

  Wang, Shih Min ^a   Shieh, Chi Chang ^b   Liu, Ching Chuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CGD; Paecilomyces variotii; Splenic abscess

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PAECILOMYCES; PAECILOMYCES VARIOTII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLENECTOMY;

ABSCESS; GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOSES; PAECILOMYCES; SPLEEN;

EID: 26444448538     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.04.015     Document Type: Article

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