Post-surgical invasive aspergillosis: An uncommon and under-appreciated entity

Journal of Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-167

  Jensen, Julia ^a   Guinea, Jesús ^a,b   Torres Narbona, Marta ^a   Muñoz, Patricia ^a,b   Peláez, Teresa ^a,b   Bouza, Emilio ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediastinitis; Post surgical aspergillosis; Surgery; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; GALACTOMANNAN; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CONIDIA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 75549090762     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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