Radiologic features of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in AIDS

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 66-70

  Muntaner, Lorenzo ^a,b   Leyes, Maria ^a   Payeras, Antonio ^a   Herrera, Manuel ^a   Gutierrez, Anabel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); lung infection; pericardial effusion; pleural effusion; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031053139     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(96)01022-4     Document Type: Article

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