Severe Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in a patient with iron overload

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 772-774

  Vikram, Holenarasipur R ^a   Bia, Frank J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEFEROXAMINE; FERRITIN; IRON; OXYGEN; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; AGED; ANEMIA; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENERGY METABOLISM; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IRON OVERLOAD; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGENATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SPUTUM CULTURE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036437024     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540260348608     Document Type: Article

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