Clinical significance of culture-negative, PCR-positive bronchoalveolar lavage results in severe pneumonia

Some culture-negative, PCR-positive BAL samples may represent true infection. A subset of patients with a culture-negative, PCR-positive BAL result will have a subsequent BAL culture positive for the organism initially identified by PCR alone. https://bit.ly/3DWoFPo

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rabin, Erik E., Walter, James M., Wunderink, Richard G., Qi, Chao, Pickens, Chiagozie I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2023
Materias:
Research Letters
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10641578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37965226
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00343-2023
Descripción
Sumario:Some culture-negative, PCR-positive BAL samples may represent true infection. A subset of patients with a culture-negative, PCR-positive BAL result will have a subsequent BAL culture positive for the organism initially identified by PCR alone. https://bit.ly/3DWoFPo

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