Brain nocardiasis of good outcome occurring in a heart transplant recipient [2];Nocardiose cérébrale d'évolution favorable chez un patient greffé cardiaque

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 756-758

  Granel, B ^a   Serratrice, J ^a   Ene N ^a   Regis J ^a   Mouly Bandini, A ^a   Drancourt, M ^a   Disdier, P ^a   Weiller, P J ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Giant cell arteritis; Heart transplantation; Nocardiosis

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NOCARDIOSIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION;

EID: 0242680268     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(03)00248-0     Document Type: Letter

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