Disseminated Scedosporium apiospermum infection in a previously healthy woman with HELLP syndrome

Mycoses

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 442-446

  Riddell IV, J ^a   Chenoweth, C E ^a   Kauffman, Carol A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Disseminated infection; Elevated Liver enzymes; Hemolysis; Low Platelets syndrome; Scedosporium apiospermum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY INFECTION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LUNG MYCOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SPOROGENESIS; THYROID DISEASE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; MADUROMYCOSIS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SCEDOSPORIUM;

PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 7944224934     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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