Paecilomyces lilacinus olecranon bursitis in an immunocompromised host: case report and review

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 354-357

  Wessolossky, Mireya ^a   Haran, John P ^a   Bagchi, Kaushik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bursitis; Immunocompromised; Paecilomyces lilacinus; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; DAPTOMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BURSITIS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BURSITIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, FUNGAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; KETOCONAZOLE; MALE; MYCOSES; PAECILOMYCES;

EID: 45349107839     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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