Epidemiology of community-acquired Mycoplasma Pneumoniae respiratory tract infections among hospitalized Chinese children, including relationships with meteorological factors

Hippokratia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-26

  Chen, Z R ^a   Yan, Y D ^a   Wang, Y Q ^a   Zhu, H ^a   Shao, X J ^a   Xu, J ^a   Ji, Wei ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Meteorological factors; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84879705596     PISSN: 11084189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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