Nosocomial Trichosporon asahii Fungemia in a Patient with Secondary Hemochromatosis: A Rare Case Report

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-80

  Shang, Shih Ta ^a,b   Yang, Ya Sung ^a   Peng, Ming Yieh ^c  

^a TAOYUAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

fungemia; hemochromatosis; Trichosporon asahii; trichosporonosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; RAVUCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; GRANULOCYTOPENIA; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA INFECTION; NONHUMAN; TRICHOSPORON ASAHII; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; TRICHOSPORON;

EID: 77949545099     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60012-6     Document Type: Article

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