Chlamydophila pneumoniae was rarely detected in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with bacterial pneumonia using molecular methods

Shingo Noguchi (Kitakyushu, Japan), Shingo Noguchi, Kazuhiro Yatera, Toshinori Kawanami, Kazumasa Fukuda, Kei Yamasaki, Keisuke Naito, Kentarou Akata, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Hatsumi Taniguchi, Hiroshi Mukae

Source: International Congress 2015 – The relevance of diagnostic and monitoring tools in clinical practice
Session: The relevance of diagnostic and monitoring tools in clinical practice
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 564
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Shingo Noguchi (Kitakyushu, Japan), Shingo Noguchi, Kazuhiro Yatera, Toshinori Kawanami, Kazumasa Fukuda, Kei Yamasaki, Keisuke Naito, Kentarou Akata, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Hatsumi Taniguchi, Hiroshi Mukae. Chlamydophila pneumoniae was rarely detected in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with bacterial pneumonia using molecular methods. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 564

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