Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae from cerebrospinal fluid samples of pediatric patients

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 684-687

  Tay, S T ^a   Habsah, M Y ^a   Tan, S C ^a   Rohani, M Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALAYSIA; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034577569     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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