Detection of antipneumolysin in invasive childhood pneumococcal infections

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 109, Issue MAR., 1999, Pages 90-93

  Bhaskar, M ^a   Kanungo, Reba ^a   Mahadevan, S ^a   Anil, P ^a   Badrinath, S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antipneumolysin; Childhood; Invasive; Pneumococci

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; PNEUMOLYSIN;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; STREPTOLYSINS;

EID: 0032926907     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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