A prediction model for community-acquired Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia in hospitalized patients

Infection

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 204-209

  Socan M ^a   Kosmelj K ^b   Marinic Fiser N ^a   Vidmar, L ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 4043087784     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-004-3021-4     Document Type: Article

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