Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a clinical setting

Pediatrics International

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 662-666

  Othman, Norlijah ^a   Isaacs, David ^a,b   Daley, Andrew J ^c   Kesson, Alison M ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Complement fixation test; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Thrombocytosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTOSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 52449117115     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02644.x     Document Type: Article

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