Angioinvasive Fusarium and concomitant Enterococcus infection arising in association with leukemia cutis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 926-929

  Feramisco, Jamison D ^a   Hsiao, Jennifer L ^a   Fox, Lindy P ^a   Ruben, Beth S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Fusarium; immunocompromised; leukemia cutis; myelodysplastic syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DERMATOMYCOSES; ENTEROCOCCUS; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 80053566891     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2011.01720.x     Document Type: Article

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