Pneumocystis carinii, cytomegalovirus, and severe transient immunodeficiency

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 718-719

  Rowling, A J ^a   Kvalsvig, A J ^b   Sharples, P M ^a   Foot, A B ^a   Unsworth, D J ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD ABUSE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; GANCICLOVIR; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; RIB FRACTURES; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0041761196     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.56.9.718     Document Type: Article

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