Occurrence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae in paediatric respiratory infections

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 360-367

  Webley, W C ^a   Tilahun, Y ^a   Lay, K ^a   Patel, K ^a   Stuart, E S ^a   Andrzejewski, C ^b   Salva, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chlamydia; Chronic; Lung disease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 59649098534     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00019508     Document Type: Article

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