The First Atypical Pneumonia: The History of the Discovery of Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Cunha, Cheston B ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical pneumonia; Mycoplasma pneumonia; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Pulmonary infections

Indexed keywords

CHLORTETRACYCLINE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; ORNITHOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Q FEVER; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 76749167711     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2009.10.007     Document Type: Review

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