Selective isolation of pseudallescheria and scedosporium species from respiratory tract specimens of cystic fibrosis patients

Respiration

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 320-324

  Horré, Regine ^a,b,c   Marklein, G ^a   Siekmeier, R ^b   Nidermajer, S ^b   Reiffert, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices   (Germany)

^c Fed Inst Drugs and Med Devices   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Pseudallescheria; Scedosporium; Scesel+ agar; Selective isolation

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SCEDOSPORIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE MEDIA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PSEUDALLESCHERIA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SCEDOSPORIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64449084698     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000167419     Document Type: Article

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