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Comparison of serological methods with PCR-based methods for the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia caused by atypical bacteria

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydophila pneumoniae is traditionally based on cultures and serology, which have special requirements, are time-consuming, and offer delayed results that limit their clini...

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Autores principales: Herrera, Mariana, Aguilar, Yudy Alexandra, Rueda, Zulma Vanessa, Muskus, Carlos, Vélez, Lázaro Agustín
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4774004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26932735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12952-016-0047-y