Corynebacterium afermentans Lung Abscess and Empyema in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 395-397

  Minkin, Ruth ^a   Shapiro, Janet M ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium; Human immunodeficiency virus; Lung abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG INFECTION; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS;

EID: 1842680754     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000100114.54554.C1     Document Type: Article

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