Adult respiratory distress syndrome due to mycoplasma pneumonia

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 846, 1996, Pages 241-242

  Shah, D C ^a,b   Muthiah, M M ^a  

^a Bassetlaw District General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Medicine for Elderly   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult respiratory distress syndrome; Mycoplasma; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0030006260     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.846.241     Document Type: Article

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