Exophiala species - A rare cause of endocarditis with cerebral abscess formation;Exophiala-spezies - Seltene erreger einer endokarditis mit zerebraler abszedierung

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Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1524-1526

  Heveling, T ^a,b   Schwarzkopf Steinhauser, G ^a   Planck, J ^a  

^a Stadtisches Klinikum   (Germany)

^b Munich Municipal Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebral abscess; Dematiaceous fungi; Endocarditis; Exophiala species; Voriconazol

Indexed keywords

VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; EXOPHIALA; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; METASTASIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; ENDOCARDITIS; EXOPHIALA; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; RARE DISEASES;

EID: 28744452940     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-005-1921-x     Document Type: Article

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