High Mycoplasma pneumoniae loads and persistent long-term Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA in lower airway associated with severity of pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4667-y