Successful treatment of Rhodococcus equi pulmonary infection in a renal transplant recipient

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-108

  Marsh, H P ^a   Bowler, I C J W ^b   Watson, C J E ^c  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0034010594     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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