Molecular etiological profile of atypical bacterial pathogens, viruses and coinfections among infants and children with community acquired pneumonia admitted to a national hospital in Lima, Peru

Molecular etiological profile of atypical bacterial pathogens, viruses and coinfections among infants and children with community acquired pneumonia admitted to a national hospital in Lima, Peru

Objective: The main objective of this study was to detect the presence of 14 respiratory viruses and atypical bacteria (Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae), via polymerase chain reaction in patients under 18 years old hospitalized due to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) from Lima, Peru. R...

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Main Authors: del Valle-Mendoza, Juana, Silva-Caso, Wilmer, Cornejo-Tapia, Angela, Orellana-Peralta, Fiorella, Verne, Eduardo, Ugarte, Claudia, Aguilar-Luis, Miguel Angel, De Lama-Odría, María del Carmen, Nazario-Fuertes, Ronald, Esquivel-Vizcarra, Mónica, Casabona-Ore, Verónica, Weilg, Pablo, del Valle, Luis J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Atypical pathogens
CAP
Community-acquired pneumonia
Respiratory infection
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10757/622481
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