Mycoplasma pneumoniae and respiratory virus infections in children with persistent cough in England: A retrospective analysis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1047-1051

  Wang, Kay ^a   Chalker, Victoria ^b   Bermingham, Alison ^b   Harrison, Timothy ^b   Mant, David ^a   Harnden, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child; cough; infection; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; viruses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; HUMAN RHINOVIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PERTUSSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NASOPHARYNX; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 81855167036     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31822db5e2     Document Type: Article

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