Scedosporium apiospermum soft tissue infection successfully treated with voriconazole: potential pitfalls in the transition from intravenous to oral therapy.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on February 01, 2005

Authors

Joanna M Schaenman1, Daniel B DiGiulio, Laurence F Mirels, Nancy M McClenny, Gerald J Berry, Annette W Fothergill, Michael G Rinaldi, Jose G Montoya

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr., Rm. S-100, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. joannas@stanford.edu

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