Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 325-327

  Chiner, E ^a   Arriero, J M ^a   Signes Costa, J ^a   Marco, J ^a   Corral, J ^a   Gomez Esparrago, A ^a   Ortiz De La Tabla, V ^a   Martin, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SAN JUAN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium hofmanii; Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum; Immunocompetent host; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032879073     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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