Diagnosis by polymerase chain reaction of pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila in an immunocompetent child

Infection

Volumn 27, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 280-282

  Casaulta Aebischer, C ^a   Matter, L ^b   Gaia, V ^c   Aebi, C ^a  

^a Universitats Kinderklinik   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Istituto Batteriosierologico Cantonale   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CLARITHROMYCIN; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROCONVERSION;

EID: 0032828145     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100050031     Document Type: Article

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