Blastoschizomyces capitatus pneumonia in an immunocompetent male

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 702-704

  Wills, Todd S ^a   Degryse, Amber ^a   Lavina, Jenna ^a   Sinnott, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastoschizomyces capitatus; Immunocompetent; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOSCHIZOMYCES CAPITATUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; PNEUMONIA; TRICHOSPORON;

EID: 3242702090     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200407000-00019     Document Type: Article

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