Impact of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) multiplex PCR with DNA macrocip based diagnosis on outcomes of severe pneumonia in ICU

M. Sircar, R. Kaur, R. Gupta, P. Ranjan, R. Tangri, A. Gupta, R. Caroli, N. Chavhan, A. Joshi Bhatt, S. Naaz, V. Taneja, S. Kumar, M. Singh (Noida, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Pulmonary infections and sepsis
Session: Pulmonary infections and sepsis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3204
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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