Enhanced control of an outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia with azithromycin prophylaxis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 161-166

  Klausner, Jeffrey D ^a   Passaro, Douglas ^b   Rosenberg, Jon ^b   Thacker, W Lanier ^b   Talkington, Deborah F ^b   Werner, S Benson ^b   Vugia, Duc J ^b  

^a Center for AIDS and STD   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031975339     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513818     Document Type: Article

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