Geotrichum capitatum septicemia in a hematological malignancy patient with positive galactomannan antigen: Case report and review of the literature

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 674-678

  Özkaya Parlakay, Aslinur ^a   Cengiz, Ali Bülent ^a   Karadaǧ Öncel, Eda ^a   Kuşkonmaz, Bariş ^a   Saribaş, Zeynep ^a   Kara, Ateş ^a   Oǧuz, Berna ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Geotrichum capitatum; Septicemia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIGEN; CASPOFUNGIN; CYTARABINE; FLUCONAZOLE; GALACTOMANNAN ANTIGEN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPODASCUS CAPITATUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; GEOTRICHUM CAPITATUM SEPTICEMIA; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEPTICEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; GEOTRICHOSIS; GEOTRICHUM; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; MANNANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84876087613     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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