Fusarium lateritium (Nees) as an agent of fungemia in a patient infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-286

  Cambuim, Idalina Inês Fonsêca Nogueira ^a   Neves, Rejane Pereira ^a,b   De Queiroz, Lusinete Aciole ^a   Magalhães, Oliane Maria Correia ^a   Lima, Débora Maria Massa ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fungaemia; Fusarium lateritium; HIV infection; Immunocompromissed

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM LATERITIUM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 34447292325     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822007000200018     Document Type: Article

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