Fungal pneumonia, chronic respiratory diseases and glucocorticoids

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 207-211

  Agustí, Carlos ^a   Rañó, Ana ^a   Aldabó, Ivet ^a   Torres, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Bronchoscopy; COPD; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR;

ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 33749520159     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600857348     Document Type: Article

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