Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children in Northern Taiwan

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Chen, Chih Jung ^a,b   Lin, Pen Yi ^a,b   Tsai, Ming Han ^a,b   Huang, Chung Guei ^c   Tsao, Kuo Chien ^c   Wong, Kin Sun ^a   Chang, Luan Yin ^d   Chiu, Cheng Hsun ^a,b   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a,b   Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c Keelung Branch ^*  (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

children; community acquired pneumonia; etiology; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHLAMYDIA; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COINFECTION; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 84867859093     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31826eb5a7     Document Type: Article

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