Western blot monitoring of disseminated Nocardia nova infection treated with clarithromycin, imipenem, and surgical drainage

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 943-947

  Burucoa, C ^a   Breton, I ^a   Ramassamy, A ^a   Soyer, J ^a   Becq Giraudon, B ^a   Fauchere J L ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; SULFONAMIDE;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MONITORING; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA NOVA; NOCARDIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; PREDNISONE; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0030471242     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01690514     Document Type: Article

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