The emerging epidemiology of mould infections in developing countries

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 521-526

  Chakrabarti, Arunaloke ^a   Singh, Rachna ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Developing countries; Emerging fungal infections; Epidemiology; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASTHMA; BRAIN INFECTION; CHINA; COLLETOTRICHUM; CORNEA ULCER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; KERATITIS; MIDDLE EAST; MOULD; MUCORMYCOSIS; PSEUDALLESCHERIASIS; PYTHIOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOLID TUMOR; THAILAND; TRACHEOBRONCHITIS; WIND;

ASPERGILLOSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 80055000208     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e32834ab21e     Document Type: Review

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