Nocardia cyriacigeorgica: pulmonary infection in a patient with Basedow-Graves disease and a short review of reported cases

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-338

  Akcaglar, S ^a   Ersoy, C ^a   Yilmaz, E ^a   Heper, Y ^a   Alver, O ^a   Akalin, H ^a   Ener, B ^a   Imamoglu, S ^a   Tore, O ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; CEFEPIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GLICLAZIDE; IMIPENEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EXOPHTHALMOS; GRAVES DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; SPUTUM;

EID: 42149182028     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.06.014     Document Type: Letter

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