Blastomycosis in Indiana: Digging up more cases

Chest

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1377-1382

  Carlos, W Graham ^a   Rose, Anthony S ^b   Wheat, L Joseph ^c   Norris, Steven ^d   Sarosi, George A ^e   Knox, Kenneth S ^f   Hage, Chadi A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^c MiraVista Laboratories   (United States)

^d Building 98A 3C   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLASTOMYCES; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649888476     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-0627     Document Type: Article

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