A prospective study of infections with atypical pneumonia organisms in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 476-480

  Goh, S K ^b   Johan, A ^b   Cheong, T H ^b   Wang, Y T ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute exacerbations; Atypical pneumonia organisms; Chronic bronchitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; SINGAPORE; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0033161973     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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