Nocardiosis in HIV seropositive clinically suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-35

  Rasheed, M U ^a   Belay, Getachew ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIOSIS; NONHUMAN; SPUTUM; SPUTUM CULTURE; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ETHIOPIA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION;

NOCARDIA;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 43049176856     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2007.060055     Document Type: Article

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