Surgical treatment of native valve aspergillus endocarditis and fungemic vascular complications

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 170-172

  Ryu, Kyoung Min ^a   Seo, Pil Won ^a   Kim, Sam Hyun ^a   Park, Seongsik ^a   Ryu, Jae Wook ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Endocarditis; Surgery; Vascular diseases

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65649143787     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.1.170     Document Type: Article

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