Current status of diagnosis and treatment of invasive fungal infections in Japan: The influence of the new Japanese guidelines

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 278-287

  Aikawa, Naoki ^a   Kohno, Shigeru ^b   Shibuya, Kazutoshi ^c   Takesue, Yoshio ^d   Maesaki, Shigefumi ^e   Yoshida, Minoru ^f   Tokimatsu, Issei ^g  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Guidelines; Invasive fungal infection; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MYCOSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 29244473511     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-005-0413-z     Document Type: Article

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