Gram Stain and Culture of Sputum Samples Detect Only Few Pathogens in Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Identification of the bacterial etiology of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) is crucial to ensure a narrow-spectrum, targeted antibiotic treatment. However, Gram stain and culture results are often difficult to interpret as they depend strongly on sputum sample quality. We aimed to investig...

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Autores principales: Cartuliares, Mariana B., Skjøt-Arkil, Helene, Mogensen, Christian B., Skovsted, Thor A., Andersen, Steen L., Pedersen, Andreas K., Rosenvinge, Flemming S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9955084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36832116
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13040628

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9955084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36832116
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13040628

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