Role of surgery in Rhodococcus equi pulmonary infections

Journal of Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-61

  Stiles, B M ^a   Isaacs, R B ^a   Daniel, T M ^a   Jones, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMBUCIL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; DOXORUBICIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SOIL MICROFLORA;

EID: 0036665293     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1009     Document Type: Article

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