Successful prevention of scedosporiosis after lung transplantation in a cystic fibrosis patient by combined local and systemic triazole therapy

Medical Mycology Case Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 116-118

  Hartmann, Carolin ^a   Müller, Carsten ^a   Weißbrodt, Hartmut ^a   Suerbaum, Sebastian ^a   Tintelnot, Kathrin ^b   Stolle, Stefan ^a   Hansen, Gesine ^a   Sedlacek, Ludwig ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescent lung transplantation; Scedosporium apiospermum; Sinusitis; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

VORICONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LUNG; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDALLESCHERIASIS; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM;

EID: 84879116361     PISSN: 22117539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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