Application of PCR for Mycoplasma pneumoniae detection in children with community-acquired pneumonia

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 274-279

  Morozumi, Miyuki ^a   Hasegawa, Keiko ^a   Chiba, Naoko ^a   Iwata, Satoshi ^b   Kawamura, Naohisa ^c   Kuroki, Haruo ^d   Tajima, Takeshi ^e   Ubukata, Kimiko ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c OSAKA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Medical Corporation Nagatsu kai Saito Hospital   (Japan)

^e Hakujikai Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; PCR identification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; MACROLIDE; PRIMER RNA; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RNA 16S; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEROLOGY;

EID: 11244273184     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-004-0338-y     Document Type: Article

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