Articular aspergillosis: Case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Yu, Oriana Hoi Yun ^a   Keet, Annick Wong Wong ^a   Sheppard, Donald C ^b   Brewer, Timothy ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Articular aspergillosis; Aspergillus; Neutropenia; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

CASPOFUNGIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; VORICONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; RARE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MICROBIOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES;

EID: 77955875756     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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