Characterization of ureaplasmas isolated from preterm infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 4852-4854

  Katz, Brenda ^a   Patel, Padma ^a   Duffy, Lynn ^a   Schelonka, Robert L ^b   Dimmitt, Reed A ^b   Waites, Ken B ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SUCTION; TRACHEA; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

UREAPLASMA PARVUM;

EID: 24744435983     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4852-4854.2005     Document Type: Article

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