Subcutaneous zygomycosis in neutropenia

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 30, 2007, Pages 4844-4845

  Mikesch, Jan Henrik ^a   Rudat, Annika ^a   Zühlsdorf, Michael ^a   Berdel, Wolfgang E ^a   Mesters, Rolf ^a   Conrad, Beate ^a   Becker, Karsten ^a   Fegeler, Wolfgang ^a   Anthoni, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; GENTAMICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POSACONAZOLE; VINCRISTINE;

ABSIDIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; EWING SARCOMA; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SURGERY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; BONE TUMOR; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BONE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUTROPENIA; SARCOMA, EWING'S; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 36048950185     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2007.13.4320     Document Type: Article

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