Etiology and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in ambulatory children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 98-104

  Wubbel, Loretta ^a   Muniz, Luz ^a   Ahmed, Amina ^a   Trujillo, Monica ^a,b   Carubelli, Cecilia ^b   Mccoig, Cynthia ^b   Abramo, Tom ^a   Leinonen, Maija ^b   Mccracken Jr , George H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Children's Medical Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Etiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN ESTOLATE;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0032990950     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199902000-00004     Document Type: Article

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