Validation of sputum Gram stain for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and healthcare-associated pneumonia: a prospective observational study

BACKGROUND: The usefulness of sputum Gram stain in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is controversial. There has been no study to evaluate the diagnostic value of this method in patients with healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefuln...

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Autores principales: Fukuyama, Hajime, Yamashiro, Shin, Kinjo, Kiyoshi, Tamaki, Hitoshi, Kishaba, Tomoo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4287475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25326650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-534

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4287475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25326650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-534

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