Ribavirin therapy for adenovirus pneumonia in an AIDS patient

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 4 PART I, 1997, Pages 1263-1264

  Maslo, Caroline ^a   Girard, Pierre Marie ^b   Urban, Thierry ^b   Guessant, Sabine ^b   Rozenbaum, Willy ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBAVIRIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADENOVIRUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0030862069     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.4.97-02028     Document Type: Article

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