The Use of Adjuvant Interferon-γ Therapy for Hepatosplenic Blastoschizomyces capitatus Infection in a Patient with Leukemia
Open Access
- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 31 (3) , 822-824
- https://doi.org/10.1086/314047
Abstract
Hepatosplenic fungal infections are a devastating complication of neutropenia. Despite aggressive antifungal therapy, clinical response may be poor.Keywords
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