Invasive Trichosporon cutaneum infection in an infant with Wilms' tumor

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-60

  De Carvalho, Ana Maria Rabelo ^a   De Melo, Luciana Resende Bandeira ^b   Moraes, Vera Lúcia ^b   Neves, Rejane Pereira ^a,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Universitario Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^c Centro de Oncologia ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

An infant; Diagnosis; Fungal infections; Trichosporon cutaneum; Wilms' tumor

Indexed keywords

TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM;

EID: 42349089464     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822008000100014     Document Type: Article

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