Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in 254 hospitalized children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 293-298

  Juvén, Taina ^a   Mertsola, Jussi ^a   Waris, Matti ^a   Leinonen, Maija ^b   Meurman, Olli ^a   Roivainen, Merja ^b   Eskola, Jussi ^c   Saikku, Pekka ^b   Ruuskanen, Olli ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory tract infection; Respiratory viruses; Rhinovirus; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033994173     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200004000-00006     Document Type: Article

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