Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae by polymerase chain reaction in lung aspirates from patients with community-acquired pneumonia

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Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 972-976

  Falguera, Miquel ^a,b   Nogues, Antoni ^a   Ruiz Gonzalez, Agustin ^a   Garcia, Mercé ^a   Puig, Teresa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

community acquired pneumonia; Mycoplasma pneumonia; polymerase chain reaction; transthoracic needle aspiration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029859904     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.4.972     Document Type: Article

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