Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae in children with community-acquired pneumonia in Thailand

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 814-819

  Lochindarat, Sorasak ^a,d   Suwanjutha, S ^b   Prapphal, N ^c   Chantarojanasiri, T ^b   Bunnag, T ^a   Deerojanawong, J ^c   Kunakorn, M ^b   Srisan, P ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Children; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Community acquired pneumonia; Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LOBE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND;

EID: 34447339113     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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