Bilateral chronic fungal dacryocystitis caused by Candida dubliniensis in a neutropenic patient

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1194-1195

  Obi, E ^a   Roy, A ^b   Bates, V ^b   Sandy, C ^b  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CASE REPORT; DACRYOCYSTITIS; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEUTROPENIA; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE;

ADULT; CANDIDIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DACRYOCYSTITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 33751255976     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.027540     Document Type: Article

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