Mycoplasma pneumoniae detection using PCR-in vitro hybridization in children with respiratory infection;Detección de Mycoplasma pneumoniae mediante PCR-hibridación in vitro en niños con infección respiratoria

Revista del Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 265-270

  Escobar, María Fernanda ^a   Delgado, María Del Pilar ^a   Jaramillo, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Detection; M. pneumoniae; PCR Hybridization; Respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 49649100246     PISSN: 01877585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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