Invasive tracheobronchial aspergillosis: Case reports and a literature review

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-81

  Choi, Jae Ki ^a   No, Jin Hee ^a   Lee, Bo Hee ^a   Yun, Jae Seung ^a   Kim, Si Hyun ^a   Kwon, Jae Cheol ^a   Hong, Ji Hyung ^a   Lee, Guk Jin ^a   Park, Sun Hee ^a   Choi, Su Mi ^a   Leesy, Dong Gun ^a   Choi, Jung Hyun ^a   Yoo, Jin Hong ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Bronchi; Korea; Trachea

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INVASIVE TRACHEOBRONCHIAL ASPERGILLOSIS; KOREA; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863533081     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2011.43.1.76     Document Type: Article

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