Mycoplasma pneumoniae as a cause of non-resolving pneumonia in a neonate

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 731-732

  Kumar, Surinder ^a   Maria, Arti ^a   Saigal, Sanjeev R ^a   Maheshwari, Megha ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; INFUSION FLUID; PIPERACILLIN; TAZOBACTAM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROAT CULTURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952978259     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.017491-0     Document Type: Article

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