Prevalence of mycoplasma and chlamydia pneumonia in severe community acquired pneumonia among hospitalized children in Thailand

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-39

  Samransamruajkit, Rujipat ^a   Jitchaiwat, Siriwan ^a   Wachirapaes, Witan ^a   Deerojanawong, Jitladda ^a   Sritippayawan, Suchada ^a   Prapphal, Nuanchan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THAILAND;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PREVALENCE; THAILAND;

EID: 40349116439     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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