Invasive aspergillosis in cystic fibrosis: A fatal case in an adolescent and review of the literature

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 178-180

  Massam, Joanna ^a   Bitnun, Ari ^a   Solomon, Melinda ^a   Somers, Gino R ^a   Guerguerian, Anne Marie ^a   Van Wylick, Richard ^b   Waters, Valerie ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescent; cystic fibrosis; fatal; invasive aspergillosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALBUMIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; COMBIZYM; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORADRENALIN; OSELTAMIVIR; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; VITAMIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COUGHING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DYSPNEA; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEVER; FLUID THERAPY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 79551599584     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181f63c90     Document Type: Article

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