Disseminated cryptococcosis in HIV-uninfected patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-310

  Chuang, Y M ^a   Ho, Y C ^a   Chang, H T ^b   Yu, C J ^a   Yang, P C ^a   Hsueh, P R ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 43449095769     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0430-1     Document Type: Article

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