Travel-related disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection in a renal transplant patient

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 434-439

  Hart, J ^a   Dyer, J R ^a   Clark, B M ^a   McLellan, D G ^a   Perera, S ^a   Ferrari, P ^a  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Itraconazole; Liposomal amphotericin; Penicilliosis; Penicillium marneffei; Renal transplant; Travel

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CREATININE; ITRA; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OXIDOREDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALGANCICLOVIR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISSEMINATED PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI INFECTION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PENICILLIOSIS; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ITRACONAZOLE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIETNAM;

EID: 84865157363     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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