Respiratory pathogen panels in the hospital: Good or unnecessary?

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 226-230

  Cawcutt, Kelly A ^a   Fey, Paul D ^b   Kalil, Andre C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Pneumonia; Respiratory panel; Viral

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; CROSS INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

COINFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 85010910591     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000357     Document Type: Review

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