Legionella micdadei lung abscess in a patient with HIV-associated nephropathy

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 220-223

  Nzerue, Chike Magnus ^a   Gowda, Anupama ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; End stage renal disease; HIV; Legionella

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

AIDS-ASSOCIATED NEPHROPATHY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035376002     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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