Role of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Chlamydia trachomatis in lung disease in low birth weight infants

Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 266-269

  Garland, Suzanne M ^a   Bowman, Ellen D ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Chronic lung disease; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG DYSPLASIA; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 0030431196     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313029600169134     Document Type: Article

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