Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in immunocompetent host: Case report and literature review

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 356-359

  Grilli, Elisabetta ^a   Galati, Vincenzo ^a   Bordi, Licia ^a   Taglietti, Fabrizio ^a   Petrosillo, Nicola ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CMV; Immunocompetent; Pneumonia; Therapy; Valganciclovir

Indexed keywords

VALGANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS PNEUMONIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; MONONUCLEOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867854358     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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