Pneumocystis carinii isolated from lung lavage fluid in an infant with cystic fibrosis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-238

  Royce, Fred H ^a   Blumberg, Dean A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Cystic fibrosis; Infant; Pneumocystis carinii

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS;

EID: 0034058421     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(200003)29:3<235::AID-PPUL12>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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