Prevalence and clinical presentations of atypical pathogens infection in community acquired pneumonia in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1412-1419

  Prapphal, Nuanchan ^a   Suwanjutha, Subharee ^b   Durongkaveroj, Pravin ^c   Lochindarat, Sorasak ^d   Kunakorn, Mongkol ^b   Deerojanawong, Jitladda ^a   Chantarojanasiri, Teerachai ^b   Supanitayaonon, Yingsak ^e   Janedittakarn, Pisit ^f  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^e NAVAMINDRADHIRAJ UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f POLICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Atypical pathogens; Clinical; Pneumonia; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PREVALENCE; THAILAND;

EID: 33749441038     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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