Clinical analysis of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease in association with corticosteroid treatment

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-74

  Kobashi, Yoshihiro ^a   Matsushima, Toshiharu ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid drugs; Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease; Radiological findings

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; ETHAMBUTOL; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0037368483     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-002-0216-4     Document Type: Article

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