Etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infection

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-36

  Kabra, S K ^a   Lodha, Rakesh ^a   Broor, S ^a   Chaudhary, R ^a   Ghosh, M ^a   Maitreyi, R S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute lower respiratory tract infection; Chlamydia; Mycoplasma; Pneumonia; Viral pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; NASOPHARYNX; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0037284671     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02722742     Document Type: Article

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