Parachlamydia and Rhabdochlamydia: Emerging agents of community-acquired respiratory infections in children

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 500-501

  Lamoth, Frédéric ^a   Jaton, Katia ^a   Vaudaux, Bernard ^a   Greub, Gilbert ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MALE; PARACHLAMYDIA; PARACHLAMYDIA ACANTHAMOEBAE; PARACHLAMYDIA NAEGLERIOPHILA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHABDOCHLAMYDIA; TRACHEOBRONCHITIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDIALES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 80051966462     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir420     Document Type: Letter

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