Differentiation of bacterial and viral pneumonia in children

Thorax

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 438-441

  Virkki, R ^a   Rikalainen, H ^a   Svedstrom E ^a   Juven, T ^a   Mertsola, J ^a   Ruuskanen, Olli ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL;

EID: 0036257643     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.5.438     Document Type: Article

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