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Abstract
Most children presenting with pneumonia in the industrialised world will have a viral or 'atypical' organism. The clinical features of these 'atypical' pneumonias may be indistinguishable from bacterial pneumonia. New diagnostic techniques such as the polymerase chain reaction may help in diagnosis and choice of treatment, where appropriate. The pathological and clinical features of infection with each agent are discussed, together with their sequelae.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11997310 DOI: 10.1093/bmb/61.1.247
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med Bull ISSN: 0007-1420 Impact factor: 4.291