Cavitary pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi in HIV infection;ABCES PULMONAIRE A RHODOCOCCUS EQUI LORS DE L'INFECTION PAR LE VIH

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 410-414

  About, I ^a   Castan, B ^b   Capdeville J, J ^a   Vanche, J ^b  

^a Hôpital de Foix   (France)

^b CHG d' Auch   (France)

Author keywords

AIDS; cavitary pneumonia; opportunistic infection; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; JOSAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; ROXITHROMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RHODOCOCCUS; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0030013658     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0248-8663(96)83742-8     Document Type: Article

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