Disseminated human conidiobolomycosis due to Conidiobolus lamprauges

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 752-756

  Kimura, Masatomo ^a   Yaguchi, Takashi ^b   Sutton, Deanna A ^c   Fothergill, Annette W ^c   Thompson, Elizabeth W ^c   Wickes, Brian L ^d  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANIDULAFUNGIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; GANCICLOVIR; HYDROCORTISONE; ITRACONAZOLE; METHOTREXATE; MICAFUNGIN; MICONAZOLE; PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; POSACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; CONIDIOBOLOMYCOSIS; CONIDIOBOLUS; CONIDIOBOLUS LAMPRAUGES; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONIDIOBOLUS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LUNG; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

CONIDIOBOLUS; CONIDIOBOLUS LAMPRAUGES;

EID: 79951486235     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01484-10     Document Type: Article

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