Analysis of mycoplasmal pleural effusion by the polymerase chain reaction

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-69

  Narita, Mitsuo ^a   Matsuzono, Yoshihiro ^a   Itakura, Osamu ^a   Yamada, Satoshi ^a   Togashi, Takehiro ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Pleural effusion; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PLEURA EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031956376     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.78.1.67     Document Type: Article

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