Cavitated lung infection due to Rhodococcus equi in an HIV positive patient;Condensação pulmonar cavitada por Rhodococcus equi, num indíviduo seropositivo para o VIH

Acta Medica Portuguesa

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 329-335

  Messias, A ^a,b   Araujo C ^a,b   Lino, Sena ^b   Pacheco, T ^a,b   Masinho, K ^a,b   Ordway, D ^a,b   Ventura, F A A N ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG RESECTION; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0343338169     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16460758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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