Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 430-437

  Suttithawil, Wudthichai ^a   Naigowit, Pimjai ^b   Chantadisai, Nonglak ^c   Wangroongsarb, Piyada ^b   Nunthapisud, Pongpun ^a   Ploysongsang, Yongyudh ^d  

^a PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d BUMRUNGRAD INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Atypical Pathogen; Atypical Pneumonia; CAP; Chlamydia; Chlamydia Pneumoniae; Chlamydophila; Chlamydophila Pneumoniae; Community Acquired Pneumonia; Fluoroquinolone; Microimmunofluorescence; MIF; Respiratory Tract Infection; Sinusitis; Thailand; TWAR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; THAILAND;

EID: 0035292102     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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