Rhodococcus equi infection in HIV-positive subjects: A retrospective analysis of 24 cases

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 463-467

  Arlotti, Massimo ^a,h   Zoboli, G ^a   Moscatelli, G L ^a   Magnani, G ^b   Maserati, R ^c   Borghi, V ^d   Andreoni, M ^e   Libanore, M ^f   Bonazzi, L ^g   Piscina, A ^a   Ciammarughi, R ^a  

^a Hospital of Rimini   (Italy)

^b Parma Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e Biella Hospital   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^g Reggio Emilia Hospital   (Italy)

^h Divisione di Malattie Infettive   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; SPUTUM; SURVIVAL TIME; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

EID: 10544220427     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609037941     Document Type: Article

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