Primary intestinal aspergillosis after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 465-466

  Lehrnbecher, Thomas ^a   Becker, Martina ^a   Schwabe, Dirk ^a   Köhl, Ulrike ^a   Kriener, Susanne ^a   Hunfeld, Klaus Peter ^a   Schmidt, Helga ^a   Beyer, Peter ^a   Klingebiel, Thomas ^a   Bader, Peter ^a   Sörensen, Jan ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autologous stem cell transplantation; Child; Invasive aspergillosis of the intestine

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CASPOFUNGIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETOPOSIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; THIOTEPA; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINES; MALE; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 33646790131     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000217475.83393.f6     Document Type: Article

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