Scedosporium apiospermum Soft-Tissue Infection: A Case Report and Review of Kidney Transplant Literature

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1333-1335

  Farina, C ^a   Gotti, E ^a   Suter, F ^a   Goglio, A ^a  

^a Microbiology Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; GANCICLOVIR; MICONAZOLE; PREDNISONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; GOOD GENERAL CONDITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LABORATORY TEST; LEG; LIVER TOXICITY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIMIDINES; SCEDOSPORIUM; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 33745185731     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.03.028     Document Type: Article

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