Transplant-associated Ochroconis gallopava infections

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 442-448

  Shoham, S ^a,b   Pic Aluas, L ^a   Taylor, J ^c   Cortez, K ^b   Rinaldi, M G ^d   Shea, Y ^e   Walsh, T J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Dematiaceous; Ochroconis gallopava; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; MOULD; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OCHROCONIS GALLOPAVA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; BRAIN DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; CHINA; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PNEUMONIA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56549123871     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2008.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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