Fungemia secondary to gastrointestinal mucor indicus infection [3]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 154-155

  Aboltins, Craig A ^a   Pratt, William A B ^b   Solano, Thomas R ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Shoalhaven Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUCOR; MUCOR INDICUS; MUCORMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FUNGEMIA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS;

EID: 29244485577     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498751     Document Type: Letter

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