Rhodococcus equi infections: Clinical features and laboratory diagnosis

Current Clinical Topics in Infectious Diseases

Volumn , Issue 19, 1999, Pages 198-215

  Cornish, Nancy ^a   Washington, John A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0032615850     PISSN: 01953842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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