Real-time polymerase chain reaction for microbiological diagnosis of parapneumonic effusions in Canadian children

Community-acquired pneumonia with parapneumonic effusion/empyema is not uncommon in children and can cause serious illness; there -fore, the timely optimization of antimicrobial therapy is essential in this situation. The aim of this study was to determine whether using real-time polymerase chain re...

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Main Authors: Pernica, Jeffrey M, Moldovan, Ioana, Chan, Francis, Slinger, Robert
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pulsus Group Inc 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173977/