Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by atypical organisms

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 112-115

  Monsieur, I ^a   Meysman, M ^a   Vincken, W ^a   Huyghens, L ^a   Lauwers, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030806313     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17843286.1997.11718562     Document Type: Article

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