Incidence of community-acquired pneumonia in children caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Serological results of a prospective, population-based study in primary health care

Respirology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-114

  Korppi, Matti ^a   Heiskanen Kosma, Tarja ^a   Kleemola, Marjaana ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atypical bacteria; Children; Enzyme immunoassay; Incidence; Mixed infection; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Pneumonia; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 2442451300     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2003.00522.x     Document Type: Article

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