Chlamydia and Mycoplasma serology in respiratory tract infections of children

Tuberkuloz ve Toraks

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 254-258

  Bütün, Yavuz ^a   Köse, Suna ^a   Babayiǧit, Arzu ^a   Ölmez, Duygu ^a   Anal, Özden ^a   Uzuner, Nevin ^a   Karaman, Özkan ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Chlamydia; Mycoplasma; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEROLOGY; X RAY;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TURKEY;

EID: 33749361742     PISSN: 04941373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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