Successful treatment of spleen tuberculosis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-132

  Maserati, R ^a   Seminari, E ^a   Scudeller, L ^a   Rizzi, L ^a   Benedetti, M ^a   Minoli, L ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; Spleen tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; DIDANOSINE; ETHAMBUTOL; HYDROXYUREA; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STAVUDINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; ZALCITABINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MYALGIA; SPLENECTOMY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032807554     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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