Two cases of severe bronchopneumonia due to influenza A (H3N2) virus: Detection of influenza virus gene using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Internal Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-67

  Doi, Masao ^a   Takao, Shinichi ^b   Kaneko, Kotaro ^a   Karakawa, Shinji ^a   Ishihara, Shin ^a   Awaya, Yukikazu ^a   Kuwabara, Masao ^a   Ishioka, Shinichi ^c   Yamakido, Michio ^c  

^a Hiroshima Prefecture Hiroshima Hospital   (Japan)

^b Hiroshima Prefectural Univ   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; FLOMOXEF; FOSFOMYCIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MINOCYCLINE; VIRUS RNA;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BETAMETHASONE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CEPHALOSPORINS; CLINDAMYCIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOSFOMYCIN; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; MINOCYCLINE; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0035218736     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.40.61     Document Type: Article

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