Chlamydia pneumoniae: New diagnostic tools for detection of a common pathogen

Chest

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 593-594

  Ramsey, K M ^a   DeShazo, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030475853     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.3.593     Document Type: Editorial

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