Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: Retrospective case record review

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-38

  Farouk Allam, Mohamed ^a   Serrano Del Castillo, Amparo ^a   Díaz Molina, Carmen ^a   Fernández Crehuet Navajas, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; Risk factors; Surveillance program

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ASPERGILLUS; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ASPERGILLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI;

EID: 4043093434     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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