Synchronous infection with Mycobacterium chelonae and Paecilomyces in a heart transplant patient

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-83

  Kim, J E ^a   Sung, H ^a   Kim, M N ^a   Won, C H ^a   Chang, S E ^a   Lee, M W ^a   Choi, J H ^a   Moon, K C ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atypical mycobacterial infection; Mycobacterium chelonae; Non tuberculous mycobacteria; Paecilomyces; Transplant

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MINOCYCLINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PRAVASTATIN; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHEMA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAFT INFECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOSIS; PAECILOMYCES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CLARITHROMYCIN; DERMATOMYCOSES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LEG; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; PAECILOMYCES; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; THUMB;

EID: 79551672864     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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