Life-threatening adenovirus pneumonia in an immunocompetent civilian adult

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-41

  Ahmad, Nasir M ^a   Weinstein, Melvin P ^a   Boruchoff, Susan E ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; DROTRECOGIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADENOVIRUS 4; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ERUPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MASTADENOVIRUS; NOSE SMEAR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; RASH; SEPTIC SHOCK; SPUTUM; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 12144263427     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.idc.0000152475.55049.cd     Document Type: Article

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