Multiple Recurrent Bacillary Angiomatosis due to Bartonella quintana in an HIV-Infected Patient

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 178-180

  Colson, P ^a   Lebrun, L ^a   Drancourt, M ^b   Boue F ^a   Raoult, D ^b   Nordmann, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; SPIRAMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; CASE REPORT; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RECURRENCE; TRENCH FEVER;

EID: 0029924278     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01591496     Document Type: Article

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