Geosmithia argillacea: An emerging pathogen in patients with cystic fibrosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2381-2386

  Giraud, Sandrine ^a   Pihet, Marc ^a   Razafimandimby, Bienvenue ^a   Carrère, Jacqueline ^b   Degand, Nicolas ^b   Mely, Laurent ^b   Favennec, Loïc ^c   Dannaoui, Eric ^d,e   Bouchara, Jean Philippe ^a   Calenda, Alphonse ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Renée Sabran Hospital   (France)

^c HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; ITRACONAZOLE; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; VORICONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GEOSMITHIA ARGILLACEA; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ADULT; BODILY SECRETIONS; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; COMPLICATION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; EUROTIALES; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PATHOGENICITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; GEOSMITHIA ARGILLACEA; PENICILLIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BODILY SECRETIONS; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EUROTIALES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77954445310     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00047-10     Document Type: Article

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