Aspergillosis Osteomyelitis and Joint Infection in a Renal Transplant Recipient

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1662-1663

  Ersoy, A ^a   Akdag, I ^a   Akalin, H ^a   Sarisozen, B ^a   Ener, B ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CEFUROXIME; IMIPENEM; INTERFERON; ISONIAZID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; RAPAMYCIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TACROLIMUS; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG GRANULOMA; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34250200376     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.11.020     Document Type: Article

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