Asymptomatic solitary pulmonary nodules due to Cryptococcus neoformans in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 810-812

  Davey, Richard T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; PENTAMIDINE; RIFABUTIN; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COUGHING; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HERPES; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LUNG HILUS; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG NODULE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 19244364221     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.4.810     Document Type: Article

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