Comprehensive Molecular Testing for Respiratory Pathogens in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
This is the first time a comprehensive, multipathogen, quantitative and qualitative molecular approach for respiratory bacteria and viruses has been compared with traditional diagnostic methods on a large hospitalized pneumonia cohort, with estimation of potential effects on antibiotic prescribing.
Main Authors: | Gadsby, Naomi J., Russell, Clark D., McHugh, Martin P., Mark, Harriet, Conway Morris, Andrew, Laurenson, Ian F., Hill, Adam T., Templeton, Kate E. |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4787606/ |
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