Endobronchial actinomycosis associated with a foreign body-successful short-term treatment with antibiotics

Internal Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1293-1296

  Maki, Kanako ^a   Shinagawa, Naofumi ^a   Nasuhara, Yasuyuki ^a   Oizumi, Satoshi ^a   Domen, Hiromitsu ^b   Haga, Hironori ^b   Nishimura, Masaharu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Antibiotics; Foreign body

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MINOCYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG MYCOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; ACTINOMYCES; AGED; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; FOREIGN BODY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954517617     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3475     Document Type: Article

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