Occult pneumonia: An unusual but perilous entity presenting with severe malnutrition and dehydrating diarrhoea

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 808-812

  Chisti, Mohammod J ^a,b   Salam, Mohammed A ^a   Sharifuzzaman, ^b   Pietroni, Mark A C ^b  

^a ICDDRB Clinical Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Dehydration; Diarrhoea; Infant nutrition disorders; Infantile; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BANGLADESH; CASE REPORT; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; BANGLADESH; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77449089923     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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