Association of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections with Status Asthmaticus
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Association of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections with Status Asthmaticus
UNLABELLED BACKGROUND #ENTITYSTARTX00026; OBJECTIVE Viral respiratory infections (VRI) have been commonly associated with exacerbation of wheezing in asthmatic children. Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) causes many respiratory syndromes that clinically mimic VRI. Due to the nature of the organism, cultures are of no practical value and the diagnosis is usually made by serology. Only a few studies h...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1874-3064
DOI: 10.2174/1874306400802010035