Central nervous system nocardiosis in an immunocompetent child

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 661-662

  Marlowe, Michael ^a   Ali Ahmad, Dania ^a   Cherrick, Irene ^a   Higgins, Michael J ^a   Kiska, Deana L ^a   Domachowske, Joseph B ^a,b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Granulomatous inflammation; Nocardia

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0033942658     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200007000-00019     Document Type: Article

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