Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 444-449 , September 2009

Mycoplasma pneumoniae community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the elderly: Diagnostic significance of acute thrombocytosis

  • Burke A. Cunha, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Burke A. Cunha, MD, Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501
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  • Francisco M. Pherez, MD

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.10.005

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 444-449 , September 2009

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