Severe prosthetic joint infection in an immunocompetent male patient due to a therapy refractory Pseudallescheria apiosperma

Mycoses

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 22-27

  Lackner, M ^a,b   de Man, F H ^c   Eygendaal, D ^d   Wintermans, R G F ^e   Kluytmans, J A ^d   Klaassen, C H ^f   Meis, J F ^c,f  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices BfArM   (Germany)

^c Sint Maartens Clinic   (Netherlands)

^d AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^f CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Itraconazole resistance; Non traumatic infection; Persistent infection; Scedosporium apiospermum; Voriconazole failure

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; CEFAZOLIN; ISAVUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; POSACONAZOLE; PYRROLE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PSEUDALLESCHERIASIS; SCEDOSPORIUM; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS; DRAINAGE; FISTULA; HUMANS; HYPHAE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; PSEUDALLESCHERIA;

CANDIDA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 80054108267     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2011.02107.x     Document Type: Article

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