Pulmonary nodules caused by Schizophyllum commune after cardiac transplantation

Journal of Infection

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-167

  Roan, Jun Neng ^a   Hsieh, Hsin Yi ^b   Tsai, Hung Wen ^a   Wu, Chi Jung ^a   Hsu, Chih Hsin ^a   Wu, Shien Yin ^a   Yang, Yu Jen ^a   Chang, Tsung Chain ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Molecular diagnostic methods; Nodules; Schizophyllum commune; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; LUNG GRANULOMA; LUNG NODULE; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; OUTPATIENT CARE; RISK REDUCTION; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PNEUMONIA; SCHIZOPHYLLUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 59749085198     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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