Comparison of sputum and nasopharyngeal swab specimens for molecular diagnosis of mycoplasma pneumoniae, chlamydophila pneumoniae, and legionella pneumophila

Annals of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-138

  Cho, Min Chul ^a   Kim, Hyewon ^a   An, Dongheui ^a   Lee, Miyoung ^a   Noh, Shin Ae ^a   Kim, Mi Na ^a   Chong, Young Pil ^b   Woo, Jun Hee ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atypical pneumonia; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Legionella pneumophila; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Nasopharyngeal swab; Polymerase chain reaction; Sputum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859183787     PISSN: 22343806     EISSN: 22343814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.2.133     Document Type: Article

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