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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |