Gastrointestinal mucormycosis: A success story and appraisal of concepts

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-61

  Goel, Prabudh ^a   Jain, Vishesh ^a   Sengar, Mamta ^a   Mohta, Anup ^a   Das, Prasenjit ^a   Bansal, Pankaj ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Colistin; Gastrointestinal mucormycosis; Intestinal perforation; Mucormycosis; Polymyxin

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; COLISTIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; VANCOMYCIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COLIC; CORNEA ULCER; DEBRIDEMENT; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE COURSE; FLATULENCE; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTESTINE SOUND; LAPAROTOMY; LOOSE FECES; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MUCORMYCOSIS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; PULSE RATE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; COLISTIN; DEBRIDEMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUCORMYCOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871923718     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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