A case of acute epididymo-orchitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa presenting as ARDS in an immunocompetent host

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-84

  Singhal, Sameer ^a   Wagh, D D ^a   Kashikar, Shivali ^a   Lonkar, Yeshwant ^a  

^a DATTA MEGHE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute epididymo orchitis; ARDS; Non invasive ventilation; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; OXYGEN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; EPIDIDYMIS DISEASE; EPIDIDYMO ORCHITIS; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SCROTAL PAIN; SCROTAL SWELLING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; EPIDIDYMITIS; ORCHITIS;

ADOLESCENT; DYSPNEA; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHITIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 79952423552     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60075-0     Document Type: Article

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