Nocardiosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 675-683

  Chi Chiu Mok, ^a   Kwok Yung Yuen, ^a   Chak Sing Lau, ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nocardia; opportunistic infection; systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

SULFONAMIDE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; MORTALITY; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0030996276     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-0172(97)80003-0     Document Type: Article

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