Mycobacterium xenopi infection after heart transplantation: An unreported pathogen

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2834-2836

  Bishburg, E ^a   Zucker, M J ^a   Baran, D A ^a   Arroyo, L H ^a  

^a NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; ETHAMBUTOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISONIAZID; KETAZOCINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OKT 3; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CAVITATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; MYCOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SPUTUM CULTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 11144296872     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.09.064     Document Type: Article

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