Community-acquired Acinetobacter pneumonia: A case report

Journal of Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 316-318

  Yang, C H ^a   Chen, K J ^a   Wang, C K ^a  

^a JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; PEFLOXACIN;

ABSCESS; ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; FEVER; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG ASPIRATION; MALE; MORTALITY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SPUTUM; SPUTUM CULTURE; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031440353     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(97)93574-X     Document Type: Article

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