Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Copete AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7129344 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Copete Angela Rocio AR Aguilar Yudy Alexandra YA Rueda Zulma Vanessa ZV Vélez Lázaro Agustín LA
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases 20171115
<h4>Objectives</h4>The aim of this study was to describe the genotypes and the main characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in hospitalized children in Medellín and neighboring municipalities during the period 2011-2012.<h4>Methods</h4>The M. pneumoniae genotype was determined by PCR and sequencing of the p1 and 23S rRNA genes from induced sputum samples and nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS). Samples were obtained from children with CAP who were hospitalize ...[more]