Uncommon Manifestations of Opportunistic Infections in an HIV Infected Patient

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 923-925

  Chiewchanvit, Siri ^a   Baosoung, Vilai ^a   Mahanupab, Pongsak ^a   Khamwan, Chantana ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEG ULCER; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIUM; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; PENICILLIUM; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0032200943     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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