Galactomannan detection in Geotrichum capitatum invasive infections: report of 2 new cases and review of diagnostic options

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 450-452

  Bonini, Alessandro ^a   Capatti, Carlo ^b   Parmeggiani, Maria ^b   Gugliotta, Luigi ^a   Micozzi, Alessandra ^b   Gentile, Giuseppe ^b   Capria, Saveria ^b   Girmenia, Corrado ^b  

^a Arcispedale S Maria Nuova   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Aspergillosis; Galactomannan; Geotrichum capitatum

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GALACTOMANNAN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOTRICHUM CAPITATUM; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOTRICHOSIS; GEOTRICHUM; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; MANNANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 56249127470     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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