Aspergillus endocarditis: A review of the literature

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Kalokhe, Ameeta S ^a   Rouphael, Nadine ^a   El Chami, Mikhael F ^a   Workowski, Kimberly A ^a   Ganesh, Geeta ^a   Jacob, Jesse T ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Culture negative endocarditis; Endocarditis; Fungal

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CYPROHEPTADINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOTHYROXINE; MONTELUKAST; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TISSUE CULTURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DEBRIDEMENT; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 78649634581     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.08.005     Document Type: Review

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