Fluconazole treatment of cryptococcal rib osteomyelitis in an HIV-negative man. A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Terence Murphy, Simon Neil ^a   Parnell, Nick ^a  

^a PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal osteomyelitis; Fluconazole treatment; Review

Indexed keywords

COCODAMOL; DICLOFENAC; FLUCONAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OSTEOMYELITIS; RIB; SERODIAGNOSIS; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FLUCONAZOLE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; RIBS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29444460815     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.02.028     Document Type: Article

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