Entamoeba gingivalis pulmonary abscess - Diagnosed by fine needle aspiration

CytoJournal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Jian, Bo ^a   Kolansky, Ana ^b   Baloach, Zubair ^b   Gupta, Prabodh ^b  

^a PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

E. gingivalis; fine needle aspiration

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ACTINOMYCES; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA GINGIVALIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG ABSCESS; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PATIENT CARE; RECOGNITION; SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77956600814     PISSN: 09745963     EISSN: 17426413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1742-6413.43179     Document Type: Article

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