A rare pulmonary infection caused by Arthrographis kalrae

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 593-595

  Vos, C G ^a   Murk, J L A N ^a   Hartemink, K J ^a   Daniels, J M A ^a   Paul, M A ^a   Debets Ossenkopp, Y J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; FUNGAL RNA; ITRACONAZOLE; RNA 18S; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTHROGRAPHIS KALRAE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOMA; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG MYCOSIS; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PLEURECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEDGE RESECTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 84858127563     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.037531-0     Document Type: Article

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