Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Finland, 2010-2011

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1-4

  Polkowska, A ^a,b   Harjunpaa A ^a   Toikkanen, S ^a   Lappalainen, M ^c   Vuento, R ^d   Vuorinen, T ^e   Kauppinen, J ^f   Flinck, H ^g   Lyytikainen O ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training EPIET   (Sweden)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f ISLAB   (Finland)

^g Medix Laboratoriot Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

AGE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856983628     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.05.20072-en     Document Type: Article

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