Fatal pulmonary hemorrhage in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome and fulminant pneumonia caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia [1]

Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-202

  Ortin X ^a   Jaen Martinez, J ^a   Rodriguez Luaces M ^a   Alvaro, T ^a   Font, L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VERGE DE LA CINTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CEFOTAXIME; CYTARABINE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IDARUBICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AUTOPSY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PNEUMONIA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MIDDLE AGED; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 34250668695     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-007-6042-y     Document Type: Letter

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