Legionella in two splenectomized patients. Coincidence or causal relationship?

Infection

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-181

  Gorelik, O ^a   Lazarovich, Z ^b   Boldur, I ^b,c   Almoznino Sarafian, D ^a   Alon, I ^a   Modai, D ^a   Cohen, N ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMPIRICISM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA HACKELIAE; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA; SPLENECTOMY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; SURVIVAL RATE; TATLOCKIA MICDADEI;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CAUSALITY; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 2942538519     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-004-3005-4     Document Type: Article

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