Pulmonary infections in immunocompromised patients who do not have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: A systematic approach

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 234-246

  Conces Jr , Dewey J ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Lung

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; PENICILLIN G;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ASPERGILLOSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANDIDIASIS; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0345698888     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-199810000-00004     Document Type: Review

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