The role of multiplex PCR test in identification of bacterial pathogens in lower respiratory tract infections

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Aydemir, Ozlem ^a   Aydemir, Yusuf ^a   Ozdemir, Mehmet ^b  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacterial etiology; Culture; Lower respiratory tract infection; PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84905118207     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.305.5098     Document Type: Article

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