Treatment of asymptomatic pulmonary cryptococcosis in immunocompetent hosts with oral fluconazole.

Choi, Kyoung Hwa; Park, Seoung Ju; Min, Kyung Hoon; Kim, So Ri; Lee, Min Hee; Chung, Chi Ryang; Han, Hyo Jin; Lee, Yong Chul

Choi, Kyoung Hwa; Park, Seoung Ju; Min, Kyung Hoon; Kim, So Ri; Lee, Min Hee; Chung, Chi Ryang; Han, Hyo Jin; Lee, Yong Chul.

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Choi KH; Department of Internal Medicine, Research Centre for Pulmonary Disorders, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.

Scand J Infect Dis ; 43(5): 380-5, 2011 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21271944

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Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use; Asymptomatic Infections/therapy; Cryptococcosis/drug therapy; Cryptococcus neoformans/drug effects; Fluconazole/therapeutic use; Lung Diseases, Fungal/drug therapy; Administration, Oral; Aged; Antifungal Agents/administration & dosage; Antigens, Fungal/immunology; Cryptococcosis/diagnostic imaging; Cryptococcosis/immunology; Cryptococcus neoformans/pathogenicity; Female; Fluconazole/administration & dosage; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Immunocompetence; Lung/diagnostic imaging; Lung/pathology; Lung Diseases, Fungal/diagnostic imaging; Lung Diseases, Fungal/immunology; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Fluconazole / Cryptococcosis / Cryptococcus neoformans / Asymptomatic Infections / Lung Diseases, Fungal / Antifungal Agents Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Scand J Infect Dis Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: South Korea

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