Cutaneous Cryptococcus laurentii infection in an immunocompetent child

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Molina Leyva, Alejandro ^a   Ruiz Carrascosa, Jose C ^a   Leyva Garcia, Ana ^a   Husein Elahmed, Husein ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Case reports; Cryptococcosis drug therapy; Cryptococcosis microbiology; Cryptococcus isolation and purification; Dermatomycoses drug therapy; Dermatomycoses microbiology; Immunocompetence

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPHOTERICIN B; CAFFEIC ACID; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; FLUCONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CUTANEOUS CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CUTANEOUS CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII INFECTION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MEDICAL HISTORY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CASE REPORTS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS DRUG THERAPY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS MICROBIOLOGY; CRYPTOCOCCUS ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; DERMATOMYCOSES DRUG THERAPY; DERMATOMYCOSES MICROBIOLOGY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888419205     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.04.017     Document Type: Article

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