Reappraisal of lung tap: Review of an old method for better etiologic diagnosis of childhood pneumonia

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 715-726

  Vuori Holopainen, Elina ^a   Peltola, Heikki ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LUNG ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL;

EID: 0035282391     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/319213     Document Type: Review

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