Clinical case of endocarditis due to Trichosporon inkin and antifungal susceptibility profile of the organism.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on May 01, 2004

Authors

Jose M Ramos1, Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Felix Gutierrez, Matilde Elia, Juan L Rodriguez-Tudela

Author Affiliations

1: Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Servicio de Medicina, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, Spain.

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