Opportunistic lung infection with Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum after lung and heart transplantation

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 362-364

  Burke, Gregory J ^a   Malouf, Monique A ^a   Glanville, Allan R ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SKIN FLORA;

EID: 0030898614     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123164.x     Document Type: Article

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