Combined pulmonary aspergillosis and tuberculosis in two children with acute leukaemia

HAEMA

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-124

  Khattab, Taha ^a   Felimban, Sami ^a   Baker, David ^a   Abbas, Adil ^a   Yousef, Abdelmotaleb ^a   Osoba, Abimbola ^a   Fryer, Chrystopher ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis, tuberculosis; Childhood acute leukemia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ASPARAGINASE; CEFTAZIDIME; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAINING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 15244349661     PISSN: 11082682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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