Phialemonium curvatum fungaemia in an immunocompromised patient: Case report

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 384-386

  Persy, B ^a   Vrelust, I ^b   Gadisseur, A ^b   Ieven, M ^a  

^a Laboratory of Microbiology   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood stream infection; Dematiaceous fungi; Phialemonium species

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHIALEMONIUM CURVATUM; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84555196842     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/ACB.66.5.2062593     Document Type: Article

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