Successful treatment of mucormycosis endocarditis complicated by pulmonary involvement

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 257-258

  Gubarev, Nina ^a   Separovic, J ^a   Gasparovic, V ^a   Jelic, I ^a  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular surgery; Endocarditis; High dose liposomal amphotericin B; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOPAMINE; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG MYCOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCOR; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS;

EID: 34447288243     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924502     Document Type: Article

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