Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia in hospitalized patients: Clinical characteristics and diagnostic value of polymerase chain reaction detection in BAL

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Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 351-356

  Dalhoff, Klaus ^a   Maass, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

bronchoalveolar lavage; Chlamydia pneumoniae; community acquired pneumonia; HIV infection; polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029757423     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.2.351     Document Type: Article

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