Cryptococcal infections in non-HIV infected patients. Study on four cases and review of literature;Infections à cryptocoque chez des patients non VIH. À propos de quatre cas et revue de la littérature

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-208

  Revest, M ^a   Decaux, O ^a   Frouget, T ^b   Cazalets, C ^a   Albert, J D ^a   Chevrier, S ^c   Guiguen, C ^c   Jego, P ^a   Grosbois, B ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b Service de Néphrologie   (France)

^c Laboratoire de Parasitologie   (France)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal infection; Non VIH infection immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUPUS VULGARIS; MALE; MENINGITIS; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; LUPUS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 33644536122     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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