Pulmonary infection in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-127

  Fang, Chi Tai ^a   Hung, Chien Ching ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Chang, Yih Leong ^a   Chen, Mao Yen ^a   Kwen Tay, Luh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Human immunodeficiency virus; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; RHODOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034127454     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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