title: Molecular typing of Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolated from pediatric patients in Tokyo, Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Rumi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hatakeyama
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchitani
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sadamasu
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Akemi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014041:Tokyo / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S