Pulmonary malacoplakia associated with Rhodococcus equi infection in a patient with AIDS

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 889-892

  Myung, Soo Shin ^a   Cooper Jr , J Allen D ^a   Ho, Kang Jey ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Pulmonary malacoplakia; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG CAVITATION; MALACOPLAKIA; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0033057701     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.3.889     Document Type: Article

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