Trichosporon infection

Current Fungal Infection Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-58

  Vazquez, Jose A ^a  

^a Henry Ford Health System Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Disseminated trichosporonosis; Immunocompromised; Trichosporon infections; Yeast

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; ECHINOCANDIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ISAVUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; POLYENE; POSACONAZOLE; PYRROLE; VORICONAZOLE;

CANDIDIASIS; CHORIORETINITIS; DIPODASCUS CAPITATUS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPECIES; TRICHOSPORON; TRICHOSPORONOSIS; YEAST;

EID: 79952193879     PISSN: 19363761     EISSN: 1936377X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12281-010-0005-y     Document Type: Review

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