Fatal endocarditis due to Aspergillus flavus in Iran

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 485-486

  Shoar, M G ^a   Zomorodian, K ^a   Saadat, F ^b   Hashemi, M J ^b   Tarazoei, B ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOCARDITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IRAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 6344251602     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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