Role of cytology in the diagnosis of Rhodococcus equi infection;Intérêt de l'examen cytologique pour le diagnostic d'infection à Rhodococcus equi

Annales de Pathologie

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 56-59

  Hofman, Véronique ^a   Liolos, Ionis ^a   Pipeau, Gérard ^a   Itchai, Carole ^a   Hofman, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Bronchial aspirate; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Cytology; Rhodococcus equi; Ziehl Nielsen stain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PNEUMONIA; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0036178849     PISSN: 02426498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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