Clinical significance of lower respiratory tract Aspergillus culture in elderly hospitalized patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 491-494

  Soubani, A O ^a   Khanchandani, G ^a   Ahmed, H P ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLINICAL STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 3142510947     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1137-1     Document Type: Article

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