Survey of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Iranian children with acute lower respiratory tract infections

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-101

  Hadi, Nahal ^a   Kashef, Sara ^b   Moazzen, Mohammad ^c   Pour, Michel Shamoon ^a   Rezaei, Nima ^d,e  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Atypical bacteria; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; PCR; Respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG INTERSTITIUM; LUNG LESION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; OUTPATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULMONARY RALES; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROAT CULTURE; WHEEZING;

EID: 79959613470     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702011000200001     Document Type: Article

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