Transthoracic lung aspiration for the aetiological diagnosis of pneumonia: 25 Years of experience from the Gambia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Ideh, Readon C ^a   Howie, S R C ^a   Ebruke, B ^a   Secka, O ^a   Greenwood, B M ^b   Adegbola, R A ^a,c   Corrah, T ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Children; Gambia; Lung aspiration; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GAMBIA; HUMAN; LUNG ASPIRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ASPIRATION;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; GAMBIA; HUMANS; LUNG; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79955873405     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0468     Document Type: Review

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