Adiaspiromycosis causing respiratory failure and a review of human infections due to Emmonsia and Chrysosporium spp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1346-1354

  Anstead, Gregory M ^a   Sutton, Deanna A ^b   Graybill, John R ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCONAZOLE; ISONIAZID; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADIASPIROMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMMONSIA CRESCENS; EMMONSIA CRESCENS INFECTION; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG GRANULOMA; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHRYSOSPORIUM; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

CHRYSOSPORIUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM ZONATUM; EMMONSIA; EMMONSIA CRESCENS; FUNGI; RODENTIA;

EID: 84858598989     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00226-11     Document Type: Article

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