Mycoplasma pneumoniae encephalitis in childhood

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 173-178

  Lin, Wen Chuan ^a   Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Lu, Chun Yi ^a   Hsieh, Yu Chia ^a   Lai, Hsin Pao ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Encephalitis; Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; APHASIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEIZURE; TAIWAN; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CHILD; ENCEPHALITIS; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 0036746226     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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