Comparison of bone marrow studies with blood culture for etiological diagnosis of disseminated mycobacterial and fungal infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-93

  Ker, Cheng Chin ^a   Hung, Chien Ching ^a   Huang, Shang Yee ^a   Chen, Mao Yuan ^a   Hsieh, Szu Min ^a   Lin, Chia Chi ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Bone marrow aspiration; Mycobacteriosis; Mycosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; PATHOLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOSES; HUMANS;

EID: 0035998401     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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