Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in adults during 2011 epidemic

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 367-371

  Seo, Yu Bin ^a   Yang, Tea Un ^a   Kim, In Seon ^a   Hong, Kyung Wook ^a   Song, Joon Young ^a   Cheong, Hee Jin ^a   Kim, Woo Joo ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adult; Macrolides; Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CREATININE; MACROLIDE; SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONVALESCENCE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROCONVERSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84872846622     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2012.44.5.367     Document Type: Article

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