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2199. The Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia with Attention to the Role of Normal Respiratory Flora

BACKGROUND: Intensive studies have failed to identify an etiologic agent in >50% of patients (patients) who are hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Gram stain and culture of sputum samples frequently yield “normal respiratory flora” (NRF). We hypothesized that careful study might...

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Autores principales: Musher, Daniel M, Jesudasen, Sirus, Barwatt, Joseph W, Cohen, Daniel N, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809757/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1879