A New Chlamydia psittaci Strain, TWAR, Isolated in Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 315, Issue 3, 1986, Pages 161-168

  Grayston, J Thomas ^a   Kuo, Cho Chou ^a   Wang, San Pin ^a   Altman, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LARYNX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THERAPY;

EID: 0022639459     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198607173150305     Document Type: Article

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