A case of pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis complicated by coinfection of 2009 pandemic influenza A/H1N1 and Staphylococcus aureus

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 425-428

  Nam, Ki Ho ^a   Hong, Jong Sam ^a   Hong, Man Yong ^a   Lim, Jae Min ^a   Kim, Mi Hye ^a   Jung, Bock Hyun ^a   Song, Eun Hee ^a   Ryu, Dae Sik ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bronchoscope; Influenza; Pneumonia; S. Aureus; Tracheobronchitis

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MIXED INFECTION; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS TRACHEOBRONCHITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRACHEOBRONCHITIS;

EID: 84863558368     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2011.43.5.425     Document Type: Article

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