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Pulmonary actinomyces in a child
Author(s) -
MASTERS BRENT,
PHELAN PETER D.,
AULDIST ALEX W.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1985.tb00144.x
Subject(s) - medicine , actinomyces , tetracycline , actinomycosis , penicillin , biopsy , lung , pulmonary infection , surgery , antibiotics , radiology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics , biology
Pulmonary actinomycosis is rare in Australian children. A patient with the condition is described in whom a diagnosis was made by open lung biopsy. She was treated successfully with penicillin and tetracycline.