Rhodococcus equi brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 300-302

  Corne, Philippe ^a   Rajeebally, Ishrat ^a   Jonquet, Olivier ^a  

^a GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; VANCOMYCIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035985354     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540110080089     Document Type: Article

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