Pulmonary cryptococcosis in asymptomatic immunocompetent hosts

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 602-607

  Choe, Yeong Hun ^a   Moon, Hee ^a   Park, Seoung Ju ^a   Kim, So Ri ^a   Han, Hyo Jin ^a   Lee, Kyung Sun ^a   Lee, Yong Chul ^a  

^a Jeonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LUNG CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; LUNG MYCOSIS; LUNG NODULE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70849137363     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540903036212     Document Type: Article

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