Phialemonium: An emerging mold pathogen that caused 4 cases of hemodialysis-associated endovascular infection

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 373-379

  Proia, Laurie A ^a   Hayden, Mary K ^a   Kammeyer, Patricia L ^b   Ortiz, Joanna ^c   Sutton, Deanna A ^d   Clark, Thomas ^e   Schroers, Hans Josef ^f   Summerbell, Richard C ^f  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c West Suburban Medical Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; PREDNISONE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MOULD; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHIALEMONIUM CURVATUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; ASCOMYCOTA; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; MALE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; MYCOSES; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 3943075831     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422320     Document Type: Article

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