The clinical diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae: The diagnostic importance of highly elevated serum cold agglutinins

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1017-1019

  Cunha, B A ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD AGGLUTININ;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA; LETTER; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; ORNITHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CRYOGLOBULINS; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 53549100179     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0526-2     Document Type: Letter

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