Septic arthritis caused by Nocardia asteroides in a renal transplant recipient

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1415-1418

  Kahraman, S ^a   Genctoy, G ^a   Arici, M ^a   Cetinkaya, Y ^a   Altun, B ^a   Caglar, S ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; MEROPENEM; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LABORATORY TEST; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142646894     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.05.048     Document Type: Article

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