Invasive aspergillosis in paediatric oncology patients

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 415-416

  Muda, Zulaiha ^a   Ibrahim, H ^a   Abdulrahman, E J ^a   Menon, B S ^a   Zahari, Z ^a   Zaleha, A M ^a   Talib, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Nephritis; Oncology; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; KIDNEY INFECTION; KIDNEY NECROSIS; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LOOSE FECES; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PYELONEPHRITIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEIZURE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINOCANDINS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 60849089358     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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