Phaeoacremonium parasiticum subcutaneous infection in a kidney-transplanted patient successfully treated by surgery

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-255

  Farina, C ^a,d   Gotti, E ^b   Mouniee D ^c   Boiron, P ^c   Goglio, A ^a  

^a Microbiology Institute   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kidney transplant; Phaeoacremonium parasiticum; Subcutaneous infection

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR; IMIPENEM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDEX FINGER; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PHEAOACREMONIUM PARASITICUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYCOSES; PHIALOPHORA; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 34547796847     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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