Bacterial flora of the lower respiratory tract in children with bronchial asthma

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1216-1222

  Fayon, M ^a   Just, J ^b   Vu Thien, H ^b   Chiba, T ^c   Pascual, L ^b   Sandouk, G ^b   Grimfeld, A ^b  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^c NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bacteria; Child; Fiberoscopy; Respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; NEISSERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032753790     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352599750030310     Document Type: Article

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