Chlamydia pneumoniae: Possible association with asthma in children

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1198-1199

  Asner, Sandra A ^a   Jaton, Katia ^b   Kyprianidou, Sofiaanna ^a   Nowak, Anna Maria Libudzic ^a   Greub, Gilbert ^a,b  

^a University Hospital Center   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE;

ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHLAMYDIAL PNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC COUGH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCHOOL CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; COMPLICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84897370568     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu034     Document Type: Letter

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