Invasive aspergillosis in non-neutropenic patients

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Kaiser, Philipp ^a   Thurnheer, Robert ^a   Moll, Carlo ^a   Frauchiger, Beat ^b   Rochat, Philippe ^b   Krause, Martin ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Muensterlingen   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital Frauenfeld   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid treatment; Invasive aspergillosis; Non neutropenic patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ATELECTASIS; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPERGILLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 70349432659     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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