In children with respiratory symptoms are Mycoplasma pneumoniae PCR and serology clinically significant?

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 157-

  Riordan, Andrew ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOM; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRANSMISSION;

CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 84908267200     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305688     Document Type: Note

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