Transthoracic fine-needle aspiration in the aetiological diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 909-911

  Hernes, S S ^a   Hagen, E ^a   Tofteland, S ^b   Finsen, N T ^a   Christensen, A ^c   Giske, C G ^d   Spindler, C ^d   Bakke, P S ^e,f   Bjorvatn, B ^g  

^a Sorlandet Hospital Arendal HF   (Sweden)

^b Sorlandet Hospital Kristiansand HF   (Sweden)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f Institute of Thoracic Medicine   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aetiological diagnosis; Aspiration; CAP; Community acquired pneumonia; Fine needle; Pneumococcus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GRAM STAINING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPUTUM CULTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE; TRANSTHORACIC ASPIRATION; URINALYSIS;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 77954630352     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03000.x     Document Type: Article

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