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- Title
Improved diagnosis of the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia with real-time polymerase chain reaction.
- Authors
Templeton, Kate E; Scheltinga, Sitha A; van den Eeden, Willian C J F M; Graffelman, A Willy; van den Broek, Peterhans J; Claas, Eric C J
- Abstract
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been shown to be more sensitive than current standard microbiological methods and, therefore, may improve the accuracy of microbiological diagnosis for patients with CAP.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2005, Vol 41, Issue 3, p345
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/431588