Aspergillosis of the digestive tract

Aspergillosis: From Diagnosis to Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 863-887

  Eggimann, Philippe ^a   Bracco, David ^b   Pittet, Didier ^c  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Digestive aspergillosis; Fungal infection; Immunosuppression; Invasive aspergillosis; Oesophagitis; Typhilitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919667983     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2408-4_50     Document Type: Chapter

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