Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 106-110 , June 2010

Successful Treatment of Two Cases of Invasive Aspergillus Sinusitis With Voriconazole

  • Chen-Hao Li

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chorng-Jang Lay

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Huai Ho

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lih-Shinn Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Lung Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chen-Chi Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, 2, Min-Sheng Road, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan

Received 31 March 2009 ,Revised 27 April 2009 ,Accepted 2 June 2009.

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PII: S1016-3190(10)60050-X

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(10)60050-X

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 106-110 , June 2010

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