Aspergillus pneumonia in renal transplant recipients

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 791-794

  Zhang, Xiao Dong ^a   Hu, Xiao Peng ^a   Yin, Hang ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a   Ma, Lin Lin ^a   Wang, Yong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis pneumonia; Diagnosis; Renal transplantation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CYCLOSPORIN A; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; LUNG MYCOSIS; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 51149112058     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200805010-00007     Document Type: Article

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