Fatal zygomycosis caused by Mucor indicus in a child with an implantable left ventricular assist device

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 365-369

  De Repentigny, Louis ^a   St Germain, Guy ^b   Charest, Hugues ^b   Kokta, Victor ^a   Vobecky, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fungal infection; Implantable ventricular device; Mucor indicus; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEATH; DEVICE INFECTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MUCOR; MUCOR INDICUS; MUCORMYCOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 41649091873     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181634f2b     Document Type: Article

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