Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Patients With Primary Brain Tumors

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 406-409

  Henson, John W ^a   Jalaj, Jai K ^a   Walker, Russell W ^a   Stover, Diane E ^a   Fels, Anna O S ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 (2 CHLOROETHYL) 3 (2,6 DIOXO 3 PIPERIDYL) 1 NITROSOUREA; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARMUSTINE; CHLORMETHINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROURACIL; HYDROXYUREA; LOMUSTINE; MISONIDAZOLE; PROCARBAZINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRONCHOSCOPY; DEXAMETHASONE; HUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0025761357     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1991.00530160074017     Document Type: Article

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