Mycoplasma pneumoniae outbreaks on navy vessels

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1990-

  Nir Paz, Ran ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARMY; EPIDEMIC; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NAVY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SHIP; THROAT CULTURE;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; UNITED STATES;

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 77951835316     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00113-10     Document Type: Letter

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