Antibiotic treatment and the diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae in lower respiratory tract infections in adults

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 274-279

  Korsgaard, Jens ^a   Møller, Jens K ^a   Kilian, Mogens ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Lower respiratory tract infections; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SAMPLING; SPUTUM CULTURE; STRATIFICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DENMARK; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 23944457600     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2004.07.013     Document Type: Article

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