Stroke in two children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: A causal or casual relationship?

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 843-845

  Leonardi, Salvatore ^a   Pavone, Piero ^a   Rotolo, Novella ^a   La Rosa, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; DIAZEPAM; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MACROLIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEIZURE; STROKE;

EID: 24944543829     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000177284.88356.56     Document Type: Article

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