Pyogenic liver abscess due to Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent host

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1002-1004

  Napoleão, Fátima ^a   Damasco, Paulo Vieira ^a   Camello, Thereza Cristina Ferreira ^a   Do Vale, Márcio Damasceno ^a   De Andrade, Arnaldo Feitosa Braga ^a   Hirata Jr , Raphael ^a   De Mattos Guaraldi, Ana Luíza ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 13844264530     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.2.1002-1004.2005     Document Type: Article

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