Mixed pulmonary infection with Nocardia, Candida, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and group D Streptococcus species

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 853, 1996, Pages 680-681

  Vassallo, Joseph ^a  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Nocardia otitidis caviarum; Pneumonia; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; FUSIDIC ACID; IMIPENEM; PREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIXED INFECTION; NOCARDIA; PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP D; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0029823307     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.853.680     Document Type: Article

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