Comparison of Sputum and Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Molecular Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila

BACKGROUND: Differentiation of atypical pathogens is important for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In this study, we compared sputum and nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) for use in detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP), Chlamydophila pneumoniae (CP), and Legionella pneumophila (LP), using Seeplex Pn...

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Autores principales: Cho, Min-Chul, Kim, Hyewon, An, Dongheui, Lee, Miyoung, Noh, Shin-Ae, Kim, Mi-Na, Chong, Young Pil, Woo, Jun Hee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3289778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22389880
http://dx.doi.org/10.3343/alm.2012.32.2.133

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3289778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22389880
http://dx.doi.org/10.3343/alm.2012.32.2.133

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