A case of pulmonary aspergilloma and actinomycosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 543-546

  Huang, Chen Wei ^a   Lee, Ming An ^a   Lu, Ruey Hwa ^a   Peng, Hui Chin ^a   Chao, Heng Shen ^b  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOMA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEMOPTYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG LESION; LUNG RESECTION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TAIWAN; THORAX PAIN; TISSUE CULTURE; X RAY FILM;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ASPERGILLUS; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SPUTUM; TAIWAN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79953022408     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.026427-0     Document Type: Article

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