Macrolide use shortens fever duration in Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children: A 2-year experience

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-310

  Lu, Ying Jen ^a   Chen, Tou Hwei ^a   Lin, Lung Huang ^a,b   Shen, Chung Min ^a   Huang, Ceng Hua ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agglutinins; Azithromycin; Erythromycin; Immunoglobulin M; Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLD AGGLUTININ; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 57649129432     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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