Mycobacteriosis in patients with fever of unknown origin

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 248-253

  Chin, Chuen ^b   Lee, Susan Shin Jung ^b   Chen, Yao Shen ^b   Wann, Shue Ren ^b   Lin, Hsi Hsun ^b   Lin, Wei Ru ^b   Huang, Chun Kai ^b   Kao, Chih Hsiang ^b   Yen, Muh Yong ^b   Liu, Yung Ching ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fever of unknown origin; Mycobacterial infection; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PARAMETER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; COUGH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS, MILIARY; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 9144250344     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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