Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis caused by aspergillus versicolor in a patient on mechanical ventilation

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 632-634

  Pravin Charles, M V ^a   Joseph, Noyal Mariya ^a   Easow, Joshy M ^a   Ravishankar, M ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus versicolor; Itraconazole; Ventilator

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CASE REPORT; FEVER; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS; HUMAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 82755182353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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