Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children with lower respiratory tract infections.
Trop Doct
; 41(1): 40-2, 2011 Jan.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21123487
ABSTRACT
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is known to be a major cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in children. We studied 75 children who had been hospitalized for community-acquired LRTIs for the detection of M. pneumoniae by serological analysis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify a 277-base pair region of 16S rDNA gene of M. pneumoniae applied to throat swab specimens. Serological and/or PCR positive results diagnosed M. pneumoniae infection in 23 (30.7%) patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía por Mycoplasma
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Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Doct
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India