Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infection due to Scedosporium apiospermum

Journal of Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Sarvat, Bilal ^a   Sarria, Juan C ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Fungal infection; Intravascular device; Scedosporium apiospermum

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EYE PAIN; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION CONTROL; LACRIMATION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG CAVITATION; MALE; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RETAINED INSTRUMENT; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE; UREMIA;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 34548492017     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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