Pneumonia and Rothia dentocariosa;Pneumopathie et Rothia dentocariosa

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 621-622

  Bousquet, A ^a   Soler, C ^a   Martinaud, C ^a   Join Lambert, O ^b   Malfuson, J V ^a  

^a PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Immunocompromized host; Pneumonia; Rothia dentocariosa

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LETTER; NOCARDIA; PNEUMONIA; ROTHIA DENTOCARIOSA;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BORONIC ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MELPHALAN; MICROCOCCACEAE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PYRAZINES;

EID: 82455210231     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2011.07.011     Document Type: Letter

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