Itraconazole treatment of nonmeningeal coccidioidomycosis in children: Two case reports and review of the literature

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-67

  Homans, James D ^a   Spencer, Lashonda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Coccidioidomycosis; Itraconazole; Pulmonary; Skeletal

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; BONE SWELLING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; LUNG INFILTRATE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74049159103     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181b20ebd     Document Type: Article

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