Molecular confirmation of an absidiomycosis following treatment with a probiotic supplement in a child with leukemia

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 72-76

  Bellete, B ^a   Raberin H ^b   Berger, C ^c   Flori, P ^a   Hafid, J ^a,d   Clemenson, A ^b   Guy, C ^e   Tran Manh Sung, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^c Institut de Cancerologie de la Loire   (France)

^d FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES GUÉLIZ   (Morocco)

^e SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Absidiomycosis; Leukemia; Molecular diagnosis; Probiotic supplement

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; COLOTIUM; PRIMER RNA; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIBOSOME RNA;

ABSIDIA; ABSIDIOMYCOSIS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APLASIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CANCER RELAPSE; CANDIDA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LEUKEMIA; LIVER ABSCESS; MYCOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RNA SEQUENCE;

ABSIDIA CORYMBIFERA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CANDIDA; FUNGI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 33745892645     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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