Legionella community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) presenting with spontaneous bilateral pneumothoraces

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 238-241

  Cunha, Burke A ^a   Pherez, Francisco Miled ^a   Nouri, Yelda ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; LUNG; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 43149098726     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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