Bacterial pneumonia in HIV-infected patients: Analysis of risk factors and prognostic indicators

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-45

  Tumbarello, M ^a   Tacconelli, E ^a   De Gaetano, K ^a   Ardito, F ^a   Pirronti, T ^a   Cauda, R ^a   Ortona, L ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial infections; Bacterial pneumonia; HIV infection; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032080228     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199805010-00006     Document Type: Article

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