Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae by polymerase chain reaction in middle ear fluids from infants with acute otitis media

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 666-668

  Räty, Riitta ^a   Kleemola, Marjaana ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Middle ear fluid; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFACLOR; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PENICILLIN V;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; OTITIS MEDIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FINLAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0343526832     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200007000-00022     Document Type: Article

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