Disseminated zygomycosis with involvement of the central nervous system

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages 46-49

  Skiada, A ^a   Vrana, L ^b   Polychronopoulou, H ^b   Prodromou, P ^c   Chantzis, A ^b   Tofas, P ^a   Daikos, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Ag Sophia Children's Hospital   (Greece)

^c AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; CNS; Disseminated; Posaconazole; Spine; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CASPOFUNGIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTARABINE; IDARUBICIN; MEROPENEM; PHENYTOIN; POSACONAZOLE; TEICOPLANIN; TIOGUANINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ABSIDIA; ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ASPERGILLUS; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEVER; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PLEURA EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW;

ABSIDIA CORYMBIFERA;

ABSIDIA; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; SPINAL CORD; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 70349991704     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02980.x     Document Type: Review

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