Pseudallescheria boydii lung infection in an immunocompetent adult, difculties in diagnosis and management

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 633-634

  Soman, Rajeev ^a   Mahashur, Aa ^b   Naphade, Deepak ^b   Rodrigues, Camilla ^b   Bhaduri, Anita ^b   Nagnur, Preeti K ^a   Warrier, Anup ^a  

^a General Medicine   (India)

^b P D Hinduja National Hospital and Medical research centre ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCETOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MYCETOMA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049320448     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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