Successful Treatment of Disseminated Scedosporium Infection in 2 Lung Transplant Recipients: Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Management

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1268-1272

  Musk, Michael ^a   Chambers, Daniel ^a,b   Chin, Weng ^a   Murray, Ronan ^a   Gabbay, Eli ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Asthma and Allergy Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); KIDNEY ABSCESS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SKIN NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BLINDNESS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; KIDNEY PELVIS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCETOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYRIMIDINES; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; SCEDOSPORIUM; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TRIAZOLES; URINE; VISION, MONOCULAR;

EID: 33749519961     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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