Cerebral abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides in renal transplant recipient

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2950-2952

  Palomares, Magdalena ^a   Martinez, Teresa ^a   Pastor, Jorge ^a   Osuna, Antonio ^a   Bravo, Juan Antonio ^a   Alvarez, Gracia ^a   Asensio, Conception ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT;

EID: 0032759971     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.12.2950     Document Type: Article

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