Computed tomographic features of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in 38 cases

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-131

  Sakai, Fumikazu ^a   Tokuda, Hitoshi ^b   Goto, Hajime ^c   Tateda, Kazuhiro ^d   Johkoh, Takeshi ^e   Nakamura, Hiroyuki ^f   Matsuoka, Takeshi ^f   Fujita, Akira ^g   Nakamori, Yoshitaka ^h   Aoki, Shigeyuki ⁱ   Ohdama, Shinichi ^j  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN KOMAGOME HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Social Health Insurance Central General Hospital   (Japan)

^c KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^f Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center   (Japan)

^g TOKYO METROPOLITAN TAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^h Mishuku Hospital   (Japan)

ⁱ Showa General Hospital   (Japan)

^j Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

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Author keywords

CT; Legionella pneumophila pneumonia; Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GLASS;

CLINICAL FEATURES; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; GROUND-GLASS OPACITY; IMAGING FEATURES; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILUM PNEUMONIA; LUNG FIELDS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

OPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33846613637     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000233129.06056.65     Document Type: Article

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