Invasive Chaetomium infection in two immunocompromised pediatric patients

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 456-458

  Al Aidaroos, Amal ^a   Bin Hussain, Ibrahim ^a   Solh, Hassan El ^a   Kofide, Amani ^a   Thawadi, Sahar ^a   Belgaumi, Asim ^a   Al Ahmari, Ali ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chaetomium; Child; Fungal; Immunocompromised

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHAETOMIUM; CHAETOMIUM ATROBRUNNEUM; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFANT; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPERINFECTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHAETOMIUM; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; MALE; MYCOSES;

EID: 34249032112     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000259230.90103.ad     Document Type: Article

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