Lung involvement in leptospirosis;Afectación pulmonar en la leptospirosis

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 202-204

  Marquez Martin E ^a   Valera Bestard, B ^a   Luque Marquez R ^a   Alarcon Gonzalez A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leptospirosis; Lung disease; Weil disease

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LUNG; LUNG COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW;

EID: 33646535642     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13086626     Document Type: Article

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