Lymphocutaneous syndrome due to Nocardia brasiliensis in an immunocompetent patient [3];Síndrome linfocutáneo por Nocardia brasilienses en una paciente inmunocompetente

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-60

  Bernal, Enrique ^a   Ahmad, Nadia ^a   López, Pilar ^a   Gutiérrez, Félix ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; VALSARTAN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LEISHMANIA; LETTER; LUNG INFECTION; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH FLORA; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS; NOCARDIA OTITIDIS; NOCARDIOSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SKIN INFECTION; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT DURATION; TROPICS;

EID: 38549092976     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13114398     Document Type: Article

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