Spondylodiscitis due to an emergent fungal pathogen: Blastoschizomyces capitatus, a case report and review of the literature

Rheumatology International

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1237-1241

  Celik, Aygul Dogan ^a   Ozaras, Resat ^b   Kantarcioglu, Serda ^b   Mert, Ali ^b   Tabak, Fehmi ^b   Ozturk, Recep ^b  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blastoschizomyces capitatus; Fungus; Spondylodiscitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCYTOSINE; FLUOROURACIL; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLASTOSCHIZOMYCES CAPITATUS; BONE BIOPSY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLOSTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUNGUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE METASTASIS; SPONDYLITIS;

AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DIPODASCUS; DISCITIS; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NAPHTHALENES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68149142754     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-0928-1     Document Type: Article

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