Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in AIDS: High-resolution CT findings in five patients

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 933, 2005, Pages 783-786

  Marchiori, Edson ^a,f   Muller N L ^b   de Mendonca R G ^a   Capone, D ^a   Souza Jr , A S ^c   Escuissato, D L ^d   Gasparetto, E L ^d   de Cerqueira, E M F P ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^f NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG NODULE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 24344451327     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/84768811     Document Type: Review

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