Open Access<i>Mycoplasma pnuemoniae</i> in children with pneumonia at Mbagathi District Hospital, Nairobi
Author(s) -
Bii Cc,
Hiroshi Yamaguchi,
Masahiro Kai,
Kensuke Nagai,
Yoshiki Sugiura,
Haruhiko Taguchi,
Chakaya Jm,
Mbugua Gg,
Hitoshi Kamiya
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v79i6.8852
Subject(s) - mycoplasma pneumoniae , streptococcus pneumoniae , medicine , pneumonia , serology , direct agglutination test , klebsiella pneumoniae , latex fixation test , etiology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , antibody , biology , antibiotics , escherichia coli , biochemistry , gene
To determine the prevalence of mycoplasma pneumoniae in nasopharyngeal aspirates of children under five years of age suffering from pneumonia.