Diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections: What we have and what would be nice

Chest

Volumn 113, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 219S-223S

  Baughman, Robert P ^a   Conrado, Chiara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BRONCHOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; IMMUNE STATUS; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031896413     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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