HIV-infected patient with a Rhodococcus equi pneumonia

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-29

  Hulsewe Evers H P M G ^a   Jansveld, C A F ^b   Jansz, A R ^b   Schneider, M M E ^c   Bravenboer, B ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AIDS; Pneumonia; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; ERYTHROMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LOBECTOMY; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONECTOMY; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034237192     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(00)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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