Mycoplasma pneumoniae Community-Acquired Pneumonia at Three Hospitals in Bangkok

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 643-647

  Chaoprasong, Chutima ^a   Buasap, Unchala ^a   Wattanathum, Anan ^a   Chanthadisai, Nonglak ^a   Tirawatnapong, Suranan ^b  

^a PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Community Acquired Pneumonia; Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 0348237106     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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