Posaconazole as successful treatment for fungemia due to Cryptococcus albidus in a liver transplant recipient

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 361-362

  Cleveland, K O ^a   Gelfand, M S ^a   Rao, V ^b  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIDULAFUNGIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; POSACONAZOLE; RAPAMYCIN; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER REMOVAL; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS;

EID: 84875633055     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs133     Document Type: Article

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