Fungal chorioretinitis with systemic candidiasis inan infant following treatment with broad spectrum antibiotics: A case report

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 286-288

  Lu, Cheng Wei ^a   Tao, Yuan ^a   Li, Xiao Hong ^a   Dong, Yu ^a   Zhou, Dan Dan ^a  

^a THE FIRST HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fungal chorioretinitis; Hip osteoarthritis; Infant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; FLUCONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHORIORETINITIS; EYE FUNDUS; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; MENINGITIS; MYCOSIS; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEPTICEMIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 85020544726     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4507     Document Type: Article

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