Pneumonia with serological evidence of acute infection with the chlamydia-like microorganism 'Z'

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 578-582

  Lieberman, David ^a   Kahane, Simona ^b   Lieberman, Devora ^b   Friedman, Maureen G ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030854060     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.2.9608081     Document Type: Article

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