Listeria monocytogenes empyema in an HIV infected patient

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 745-746

  Marron, Anna ^a   Rosón, Beatriz ^a   Mascaró, Jordi ^a   Carratalà, Jordi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Empyema; HIV; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MALE; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030826282     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.8.745     Document Type: Article

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