Disseminated invasive aspergillosis in an apparently immunocompetent host

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-77

  Raja, Nadeem Sajjad ^a   Singh, Nishi Nihar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Aspergillosis; Aspergillus fumigatus; Diagnosis; Fungal lung diseases

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANCER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER; LUNG; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES INVASION; SPLEEN; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG MYCOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ITRACONAZOLE; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE;

EID: 33645302149     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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