Pulmonary infection due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in a young leukemic patient;Infection pulmonaire à Cunninghamella bertholletiae chez une jeune patiente leucémique

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 168-172

  Gari Toussaint, M ^a   Poiree M ^a   Mouroux, J ^b   Novelas, S ^a   Butori, C ^b   Gantier, J C ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Cunninghamella bertholletiae; Leukemia; Posaconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; POSACONAZOLE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CUNNINGHAMELLA; CUNNINGHAMELLA BERTHOLLETIAE; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGAL SCLEROTIUM; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG MYCOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEUTROPENIA; PULMONARY ARTERY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CUNNINGHAMELLA BERTHOLLETIAE; MUCORALES;

EID: 33749061511     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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