Fungal infections of the spine

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 444, Issue , 2006, Pages 92-99

  Kim, Choll W ^a,b,d   Perry, Andrew ^a,b   Currier, Brad ^c   Yaszemski, Michael ^c   Garfin, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BIOPSY; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; BONE INFECTION; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FUNGAL STRAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL INFECTION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; DEBRIDEMENT; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPONDYLITIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; MYCOSES; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 33646000320     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000203451.36522.4c     Document Type: Conference Paper

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