Isolation of rare opportunistic pathogens in Hungary: Case report and short review of the literature: I. Rhodococcus equi

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-14

  Szabo B ^a   Miszti, C ^a   Majoros, L ^a   Nabradi Z ^a   Gomba, Sz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Opportunistic pathogen; Renal transplantation; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUNGARY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0041114236     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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