Systemic humicolus cryptococcosis

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1162-1164

  Shinde, S M ^a   Vanarse, K S ^a   Pandit, A N ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Cryptococcus humicolus; Fluconazole; Systemic cryptococcosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; BETAMETHASONE; CEFOTAXIME; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; STEROID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIVER BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THRUSH;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 9344225781     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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