Association of Chlamydia pneumoniae with otitis media in children

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 377-380

  Falck, Göran ^a,d   Engstrand, Ingemar ^b   Gnarpe, Judy ^c   Gnarpe, Håkan ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Lindesberg Hospital   (Sweden)

^c GÄVLE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Apoteksgardens Hlth Care Ctr   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0031738182     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549850160675     Document Type: Article

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