Infection caused by nocardia farcinica: Case report and review

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 205-212

  Torres, O H ^a   Domingo, P ^a   Pericas, R ^a   Boiron, P ^b   Montiel, J A ^a   Vazquez G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFMETAZOLE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; ISONIAZID; METRONIDAZOLE; MEZLOCILLIN; MINOCYCLINE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BONE; BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG RESPONSE; EYE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; JOINT; KIDNEY; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NOCARDIOSIS; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SKIN; URINALYSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034127498     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050460     Document Type: Article

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