Severe cutaneous zygomycosis: Evaluation of treatment with high doses of liposomal amphotericin B in a one-year old child [1]

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 347-349

  Bandettini, Roberto ^a   Tuo, P ^a   Tamisani, A M ^a   Di Marco, E ^a   Mantero, E ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CEFTRIAXONE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ABSIDIA; ASPLENIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; MUCORMYCOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 34447504359     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2007.19.3.347     Document Type: Letter

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