The value of clinical features in differentiating between viral, pneumococcal and atypical bacterial pneumonia in children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 943-947

  Korppi, Matti ^a   Don, Massimiliano ^b   Valent, Francesca ^b   Canciani, Mario ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Child; Clinical characteristic; Community acquired; Mycoplasma; Pneumococcus; Pneumonia; Sign; Symptom; Virus

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 44849125424     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00789.x     Document Type: Article

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