High prevalence of chlamydia pneumoniae infection in children and young adults in Spain

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 972-973

  Montes, Milagrosa ^a   Cilla, Gustavo ^a   Alcorta, Mirian ^a   Pérez Trallero, Emilio ^a  

^a Hospital Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basque country; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Prevalence; Spain

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPAIN; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMAN; INFANT; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 0026463158     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199211110-00014     Document Type: Article

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