Scedosporium apiospermum atrial mycetomas after lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 188-191

  Miraldi, F ^a   Anile, M ^a   Ruberto, F ^a   Tritapepe, L ^a   Puglese, F ^a   Quattrucci, S ^a   Messina, T ^a   Vitolo, D ^a   Venuta, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial mycetoma; Cystic fibrosis; Fungal infection; Lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CASPOFUNGIN; CYCLOSPORIN; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; ATRIAL MYCETOMA; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRONCHUS STENOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MYCETOMA; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; PULMONARY VEIN; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SEIZURE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MYCETOMA; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 84859844854     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00679.x     Document Type: Article

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