The value and complications of percutaneous transthoracic lung aspiration for the etiologic diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia

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Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1716-1732

  Scott, J Anthony G ^a,b   Hall, Andrew J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Etiology; Lung puncture; Pneumonia; Pneumothorax; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LUNG ASPIRATION; META ANALYSIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033390845     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.6.1716     Document Type: Review

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