Aspergillus vertebral osteomyelitis in chronic leukocyte leukemia patient diagnosed by a novel panfungal polymerase chain reaction method

Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 615-617

  Dayan, Lior ^a   Sprecher, Hannah ^a   Hananni, Amos ^a   Rosenbaum, Hana ^a   Milloul, Victor ^a   Oren, Ilana ^b  

^a Rambam Health Care Center   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Osteomyelitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BONE NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISKITIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONDYLITIS;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, FUNGAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; OSTEOMYELITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 34848851111     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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