Nocardia veterana isolated from ascitic fluid of a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2768-2773

  Godreuil, Sylvain ^a   Didelot, Marie Noëlle ^a   Perez, Colette ^a   Leflèche, Anne ^c   Boiron, Patrick ^d   Reynes, Jacques ^b   Laurent, Frédéric ^d   Jean Pierre, Hélène ^a   Marchandin, Hélène ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIDANOSINE; DNA 16S; DOXORUBICIN; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; NAVELBINE; PREDNISONE; STAVUDINE; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA AFRICANA; NOCARDIA VACCINII; NOCARDIA VETERANA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NOCARDIA AFRICANA; NOCARDIA SP.; NOCARDIA VACCINII; NOCARDIA VETERANA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0038518239     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2768-2773.2003     Document Type: Article

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