Mycobacterium xenopi pulmonary infection: Evaluation with CT

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 225-228

  Wittram, Conrad ^a,b   Weisbrod, Gordon L ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Lungs, cavitation; Lungs, infection; Mycobacterium; Thorax, disease

Indexed keywords

PULMONARY DISEASES;

ARCHITECTURAL DISTORTIONS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT-SCAN; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG, CAVITATION; MULTIPLE CAVITIES; MYCOBACTERIA; PULMONARY INFECTIONS; THORAX, DISEASE; TWO-CAVITY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031981032     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199803000-00012     Document Type: Article

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