A pilot study of Chlamydia trachomatis pneumonia in infants

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-187

  Chawla, R ^a   Bhalla, P ^a   Sachdev, H P S ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Infant pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; FEVER; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; NASAL BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 4444228073     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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