Pneumonia by Rhodococcus equi in HIV infection: Presentation of 2 cases and review of the literature;NEUMONIA POR RHODOCOCCUS EQUI EN PACIENTES INFECTADOS POR EL HIV: PRESENTACION DE 2 CASOS Y REVISION DE LA LITERATURA

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-180

  De Dios Berna, Juan ^a   García Medina, Vicente ^a   Cano, Alfredo ^a   Guirao, José ^a   Lafuente, Alejandro ^a   García Orenes, M Carmen ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

HIV; pneumonia; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SPAIN; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; REVIEW;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0029990343     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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