Disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection with fungemia and endobronchial disease in an AIDS patient in China

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-237

  Zhiyong, Zong ^a   Mei, Kang ^a   Yanbin, Liu ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Fungemia; Penicilliosis; Penicillium marneffei

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; ITRACONAZOLE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHINA; COUGHING; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; CHINA; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 33646465696     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092189     Document Type: Article

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