Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Korean children: The epidemiology of pneumonia over an 18-year period

Journal of Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 326-331

  Eun, Byung Wook ^a,b   Kim, Nam Hee ^a,c   Choi, Eun Hwa ^a,d   Lee, Hoan Jong ^a,e  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; ONSET AGE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROLOGY; SUMMER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WINTER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KOREA; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42649129676     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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