Follicular bronchiolitis (FBB) associated with Legionella pneumophilia infection

Pediatric Pathology and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 517-524

  Masuda, T ^a   Ishikawa, Y ^a   Akasaka, Y ^a   Ishii, T ^a   Tateda, K ^b   Ishii, Y ^b   Yamaguchi, K ^b   Kiguchi, H ^c  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Saiseikai Kanagawa ken Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autopsy case; Follicular bronchiolitis; Immunohistochemistry; Legionella pneumophilia; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; GLOBULIN; THEOPHYLLINE; DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA CARINII; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STRIDOR; LUNG; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

BRONCHIOLITIS; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; LUNG; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0036857132     PISSN: 15227952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15227950290104823     Document Type: Article

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