Fusariosis, a complex infection caused by a high diversity of fungal species refractory to treatment

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1491-1500

  Guarro, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; ECHINOCANDIN; ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNIT; MICAFUNGIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; POLYENE; POSACONAZOLE; PYRROLE; RNA POLYMERASE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ASPERGILLOSIS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EF 1 ALPHA GENE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; FUSARIUM VERTICILIOIDES; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA GENE; RPB1 GENE; RPB2 GENE;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 84887992945     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-013-1924-7     Document Type: Review

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