Polymerase chain reaction assay for detecting Chlamydia pneumoniae in middle ear fluid of children with otitis media with effusion

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 939-940

  Jero, Jussi ^a,d   Alakärppä, Hannu ^b   Virolainen, Anni ^c   Saikku, Pekka ^b   Karma, Pekka ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Otitis media with effusion; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTITIS MEDIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0344549336     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199910000-00021     Document Type: Article

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