Invasive trichosporonosis due to Trichosporon asahii in a non-immunocompromised host: A rare case report

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-61

  Rastogi, V L ^a   Nirwan, P S ^a  

^a J L N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Nonimmunocompromised host; T. asahii; Trichosporonosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXONA; FLUCONAZOLE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MANNITOL; METRONIDAZOLE; QUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALARIA; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYCOSIS; PNEUMONIA; SPECIES INVASION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TRICHOSPORON ASAHII; TRICHOSPORONOSIS; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 33947544939     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.31065     Document Type: Article

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