Aureobasidium pullulans infection in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 660-662

  de Oliveira, Leonardo Rodrigues ^a   Moraes Souza, Helio ^a   Maltos, André Luiz ^a   dos Santos, Keila Cristina ^a   Molina, Rodrigo Juliano ^a   Barata, Cristina Hueb ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aureobasidium pullulans; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Phaeohyphomycosis; Subcutaneous mycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; CEFEPIME; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUDARABINE; ITRACONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS INFECTION; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INGUINAL REGION; INOCULATION; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; SEPTIC SHOCK;

AGED; ASCOMYCOTA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; MALE; MYCOSES;

EID: 84888145121     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0117-2013     Document Type: Article

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