Recurrent brain abscesses in an HIV-positive patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and arteriovenous malformations of the lung

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 407-410

  Thurnheer, R ^a,b   Vernazza, P L ^a   Galeazzi, R L ^a  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BRAIN ABSCESS; DRAINAGE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TELANGIECTASIA, HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC;

EID: 0030010692     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01690100     Document Type: Article

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