Trichomonas species empyema coinfection in an alcoholic female

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 69-71

  Gilroy, S A ^a   Simcuski, Eleanor ^b   Rawling, Russell A ^b   Granato, Paul A ^a,b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b Laboratory Alliance of Central New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER FAILURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS TENAX;

EID: 34247164473     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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