Young Malaysian children with lower respiratory tract infection 's show low incidence of chlamydial infection

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 422-425

  Ngeow, Y F ^a   Weil, A F ^a   Khairullah, N S ^a   Mohd Yusof, M Y ^a   Luam, L ^a   Gaydos, C ^b   Quinn, T C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Chlamydia; Respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030831514     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1997.tb01633.x     Document Type: Article

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