Pulmonary nocardiosis in a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patient

Infection

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 243-245

  HIzel, K ^a   Cagglar K ^b   Cabadak, H ^a   Kulah C ^b  

^a Dept of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases ^*  (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Immunocompromised; Lymphoma; Nocardia asteroides; Pulmonary nocardiosis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG INFECTION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MORTALITY; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIOSIS; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PNEUMONIA; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUNG DISEASES; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0036387107     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-2102-5     Document Type: Article

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