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Diagnostic utility of oropharyngeal swabs as an alternative to lower respiratory tract samples for PCR-based syndromic testing in patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Syndromic PCR-based analysis of lower respiratory tract (LRT) samples in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) improves the bacterial yield and time-to-results compared to culture-based methods. However, obtaining adequate sputum samples can be challenging and is frequently not prioritize...

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Autores principales: Serigstad, Sondre, Knoop, Siri T., Markussen, Dagfinn L., Ulvestad, Elling, Bjørneklett, Rune O., Ebbesen, Marit H., Kommedal, Øyvind, Grewal, Harleen M. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10512787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37585220
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00505-23