Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies in children with acute respiratory infection

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-160

  Mathai, Elizabeth ^a   Padmavathy, K ^a   Cherian, Thomas ^a   Inbamalar, U ^a   Varkki, Sneha ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PHARYNGITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035260879     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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