Pneumocystis pneumonia in an alcoholic patient with prolonged mechanical ventilation

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 294-296

  Riebold, D ^a   Hennig, A ^a   Loebermann, M ^a   Schareck, W ^a   Reisinger, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN CONTUSION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; LEGIONELLA; MALE; MORGANELLA MORGANII; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 20044363621     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1318-6     Document Type: Article

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