Bronchopulmonary infection with Mycobacterium malmoense presenting as a bronchoesophageal fistula

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 287-290

  Schafer H ^a   Ewig, S ^a   Hasper, E ^a   Pakos E ^a   Wilhelm, K ^a   Luderitz B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; OFLOXACIN; PROTIONAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MYASTHENIA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MALMOENSE; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; THYMOMA;

EID: 0029785248     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90016-7     Document Type: Article

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