Central nervous system aspergillosis in children: a systematic review of reported cases

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 381-393

  Dotis, John ^a   Iosifidis, Elias ^a   Roilides, Emmanuel ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Central nervous system aspergillosis; Children; Literature review; Neuroaspergillosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; ITRACONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS;

EID: 34547764448     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.01.013     Document Type: Review

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