Microbiology investigations in community acquired pneumonia - Most laboratories in England and Wales do not offer all those recommended in the British Thoracic Society guideline

Journal of Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 291-294

  Roberts, M E ^a   Macfarlane, J T ^a   George, R C ^b   Harrison, T G ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LETTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

ANTIGENS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ENGLAND; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; PHENAZINES; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPUTUM; WALES;

EID: 41549110134     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.02.002     Document Type: Letter

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