Clinical severity of <it>Mycoplasma pneumoniae </it>(MP) infection is associated with bacterial load in oropharyngeal secretions but not with MP genotype
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Disease severity in <it>Mycoplasma pneumoniae </it>(MP) infection could potentially be related to bacterial factors such as MP genotype (MP1 or MP2; distinguished by different adhesions proteins) or bacterial load in airw...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/39 |