Isolation of Cryptococcus magnus and Cryptococcus chernovii from nasal cavities of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Medical Mycology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 439-443

  Khan, Ziauddin ^a   Mokaddas, Eiman ^a   Ahmad, Suhail ^a   Burhamah, Mona H A ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

cancer patients; Cryptococcus chernovii; Cryptococcus magnus; isolation; nasal culture

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; RIBOSOME DNA; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS CHERNOVII; CRYPTOCOCCUS MAGNUS; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE CAVITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DNA, FUNGAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; NOSE DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

CRYPTOCOCCUS CHERNOVII; CRYPTOCOCCUS MAGNUS;

EID: 79954991031     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2010.530696     Document Type: Article

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