Rapid optimization of antimicrobial chemotherapy given to pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia using PCR techniques with serology and standard culture

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 305-313

  Nakayama, Eiichi ^a,b   Hasegawa, Keiko ^a   Morozumi, Miyuki ^a   Kobayashi, Reiko ^a   Chiba, Naoko ^a   Iitsuka, Taketoshi ^b   Tajima, Takeshi ^b   Sunakawa, Keisuke ^a   Ubukata, Kimiko ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hakujikai Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial chemotherapy; C Reactive protein; Child; Community acquired pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; MEROPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; PANIPENEM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG CHOICE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 35848936726     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-007-0535-6     Document Type: Article

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