Rhodococcus equi infection in a patient with spinocellular carcinoma of unknown origin

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1431-1433

  Borghi, Elisa ^a   La Francesca, Maria ^a   Gazzola, Lidia ^b   Marchetti, Giulia ^b   Zonato, Sabrina ^a   Foa, Paolo ^a   Montorte, Antonella D'Arminio ^b   Morace, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CISPLATIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY SITE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DEHYDRATION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SPINOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; STAINING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 55549121927     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.2008/002048-0     Document Type: Article

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