Seroetiology of acute lower respiratory infections among hospitalized children in Beijing

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 52-58

  Yang, Yonghong ^a   Shen, Xuzhuang ^a   Vuori Holopainen, Elina ^b   Leboulleux, Didier ^c   Wang, Ya Juan ^a   Leinonen, Maija ^d   Hedman, Klaus ^b   Linnavuori, Kimmo ^b   Peltola, Heikki ^b,e  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c SANOFI PASTEUR   (France)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute lower respiratory infections; Childhood; China; Etiology; Infections; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CHINA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0035157211     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200101000-00010     Document Type: Article

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