Actinomyces and nocardia infections in immunocompromised and nonimmunocompromised patients

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-39

  Dominguez, Delfina C ^a   Antony, Suresh J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b TEXAS ONCOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomyces; Infection; Nocardia

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; TEXAS;

EID: 0032602283     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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