Mycobacterium gordonae bacteremia in an asymptomatic adolescent with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 569-570

  Garofalo, Robert ^a   Chadwick, Ellen G ^a   Yogev, Ram ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bacteremia; Human immunodeficiency virus acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DIDANOSINE; EFAVIRENZ; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; RITONAVIR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037525713     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200306000-00018     Document Type: Article

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