Severe adenovirus community-acquired pneumonia mimicking Legionella

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-315

  Cunha, B A ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADULT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEGIONELLOSIS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL;

EID: 61349200152     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0611-6     Document Type: Letter

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