Diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia: Current pitfalls and the way forward

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 351-366

  Song, Joon Young ^a   Eun, Byung Wook ^b   Nahm, Moon H ^c,d  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji General Hospital   (South Korea)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Pneumococcal pneumonia; Polymerase chain reaction; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; POLYSACCHARIDE; TEICHOIC ACID;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; BLOOD; BLOOD CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PLEURA FLUID; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84893164693     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2013.45.4.351     Document Type: Review

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