A novel cause of invasive pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent patient: Aspergillus candidus

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Ribeiro, S C C ^a   Santana, Alfredo Nico C ^a,b   Arriagada, G H ^a   Martins, J E C ^a   Takagaki, T Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus candidus; Invasive aspergillosis; p terphenyl; Review; Terprenins

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; TERPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CANDIDUS; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONIDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GRAIN DUST; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INCUBATION TIME; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NODULE; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SKIN ABSCESS; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ITRACONAZOLE; LIPOSOMES; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28044447450     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.02.020     Document Type: Article

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