Epidemic of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae infection in Denmark, 2010 and 2011

Eurosurveillance

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

  Uldum, S A ^a   Bangsborg, J M ^b   Gahrn Hansen, B ^c   Ljung, R ^d   Molvadgaard M ^e   Petersen, R Føns ^a   Svarrer, C Wiid ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; DENMARK; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIC; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; WINTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; STATISTICS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DENMARK; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MACROLIDES; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84857027765     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.05.20073-en     Document Type: Article

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