Concurrent pulmonary zygomycosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Patel, Tejal ^a   Clifton, Ian J ^a   Kastelik, Jack A ^a   Peckham, Daniel G ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; ITRACONAZOLE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MONITORING; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG MYCOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 44949212856     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-17     Document Type: Article

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