Acute lower-respiratory-tract infection associated with chlamydial twar antibody in filipino children

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 1095-1097

  Saikku, P ^a,b,c   Ruutu, P ^a,b,c   Leinonen, M ^a,b,c   Panelius, J ^a,b,c   Tupasi, T E ^a,b,c   Grayston, J T ^a,b,c   Saikku, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHLAMYDIA PSITTACI; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INFANT; PHILIPPINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023743896     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/158.5.1095     Document Type: Article

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