Detection of the 20-kDa virulence-associated antigen of Rhodococcus equi in malakoplakia-like lesion in pleural tissue obtained from an AIDS patient

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 321-327

  Caterino De Araujo, Adele ^a   De Los Santos Fortuna, Elizabeth ^a   Zandoná Meleiro, Mônica Cristina ^a   Calore, Edenilson Eduardo ^b   Calore, Nilda Maria Perez ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Immunohistochemistry; Macrophages; Malakoplakia; Rhodococcus equi; Virulence associated antigen of 20 kDa

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALACOPLAKIA; PATHOGENICITY; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA PLAQUE; PNEUMONIA; RHODOCOCCUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034071901     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(00)80062-X     Document Type: Article

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