Rhodococcus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Masquerade or mixed infection

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 351-353

  Mistry, Nerges F ^a   Dholakia, Y ^a   D'Souza, D T B ^a   Taylor, M ^b   Hoffner, S ^c   Birdi, T J ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

IS1081; Mixed infections; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Oxy R; Rhodococcus equi; rpo mutations

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; MACROLIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COUGHING; DNA DETERMINATION; FEVER; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS; SPUTUM CULTURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RHODOCOCCUS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33645312088     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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