Primary Pneumocystis infection in infants hospitalized with acute respiratory tract infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-72

  Larsen, Hans Henrik ^a,b   Von Linstow, Marie Louise ^a   Lundgren, Bettina ^a   Høgh, Birthe ^a   Westh, Henrik ^a   Lundgren, Jens D ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOSIS; NASOPHARYNX; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 33846099563     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1301.060315     Document Type: Article

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