Successful management of Aspergillus liver abscess in a patient with necrotizing fasciitis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1548-1553

  Rieder, Josef ^a   Lechner, Matthias ^a   Lass Floerl, Cornelia ^a   Rieger, Michael ^a   Lorenz, Ingo ^a   Piza, Hildegunde ^a   Bonatti, Hugo ^a,b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Caspofungin; Interventional radiology; Liver abscess; Necrotizing fasciitis; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; VORICONAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PREGNANCY; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 34248683236     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9402-z     Document Type: Article

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