Viridans streptococci causing community acquired pneumonia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 779-780

  Freitas, M ^a,c   Castelo, A ^b   Petty, G ^b   Gomes, C E ^b   Carvalho, E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MICROORGANISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 33748447855     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.094847     Document Type: Article

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