Rapidly expanding lung abscess caused by Legionella pneumophila in immunocompromised patients: A report of two cases

Internal Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-137

  Miyara, Takayuki ^a   Tokashiki, Kaori ^a   Shimoji, Tsutomu ^a   Tamaki, Kazunori ^a   Koide, Michio ^b   Saito, Atsushi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Nakagami General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chest radiogram; Computed tomogram; Legionellosis; Oropharyngeal aspiration; Pneumonia; Urinary antigen detection

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; ISEPAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PANIPENEM PLUS BETAMIPRON; PIPERACILLIN; PREDNISOLONE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG INJURY; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PLASMA CELL; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0036125409     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.41.133     Document Type: Article

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