Nasal middle meatal specimen bacteriology as a predictor of the course of acute respiratory infection in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 108-112

  Kristo, Aila ^a   Uhari, Matti ^a   Kontiokari, Tero ^a   Glumoff, Virpi ^a   Kaijalainen, Tarja ^b   Leinonen, Maija ^b   Luotonen, Jukka ^a   Koivunen, Petri ^a   Kujala, Tiia ^a   Pokka, Tytti ^a   Alho, Olli Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Middle meatus specimens; Respiratory infection; Respiratory track bacteria; Rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NASAL MIDDLE MEATUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 32144443994     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000201048.65828.b5     Document Type: Article

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