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16S pan-bacterial PCR can accurately identify patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains a challenge to intensive care units, with secure diagnosis relying on microbiological cultures that take up to 72 hours to provide a result. We sought to derive and validate a novel, real-time 16S rRNA gene PCR for rapid exclusion of VAP. Bronchoalveolar...

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Autores principales: Conway Morris, Andrew, Gadsby, Naomi, McKenna, James P, Hellyer, Thomas P, Dark, Paul, Singh, Suveer, Walsh, Timothy S, McAuley, Danny F, Templeton, Kate, Simpson, A John, McMullan, Ronan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5738539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27974525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209065