Pulmonary actinomycosis in Korea

Respirology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-35

  Kim, Young Whan ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Veterans' Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Haemoptysis; Percutaneous needle aspiration; Pulmonary infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ROXITHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KOREA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032949308     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.1999.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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