An intrarenal abscess as presenting symptom of an infection with Nocardia farcinica in a patient after renal transplantation

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 214-217

  Van Luin, A ^a   Manson, W L ^a   Van Der Molen, L ^a   Van Der Heide, J J Homan ^a   Van Son, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drug side effect; Infection; Nocardia; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY ABSCESS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NOCARDIOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRANSPLANTATION; SYMPTOM;

ABSCESS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 43949133021     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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