Molecular Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory Tract Infections
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- 1 November 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 41 (11) , 4915-4923
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.11.4915-4923.2003
Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is responsible for 10 to 20% of the cases of community-acquired pneumonia and has been associated with acute exacerbations of asthma ([22][1]). M. pneumoniae is also implicated in mild acute respiratory infections, such as sore throat, pharyngitis, rhinitis, andThis publication has 107 references indexed in Scilit:
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