Alternaria infectoria brain abscess in a child with chronic granulomatous disease

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-380

  Hipolito, E ^a   Faria, E ^a   Alves, A F ^a   De Hoog, G S ^d   Anjos, J ^b   Goncalves T ^b   Morais, P V ^c   Estevao H ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CASPOFUNGIN; CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GAMMA INTERFERON; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA INFECTORIA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 63949084366     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0623-2     Document Type: Article

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