Fatal Mycobacterium avium complex disease in a patient with acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 218-222

  Martinez Arroyo, Luis ^a   Ramos Amador, Jose Tomas ^a,b   Cela De Julian, Elena ^a   Ruiz Contreras, Jesus ^a   Torres Valdivieso, Maria Jose ^a   Lopez Perez, Jesus ^a  

^a Hospital Universitario Materno Infantil   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia; children; Mycobacterium avium complex

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE NONLYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG BIOPSY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION;

EID: 0029899248     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199605000-00027     Document Type: Article

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