Feasibility of a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for diagnosing Streptococcus pneumoniae associated Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)

N. Paternotte (Amsterdam , Netherlands)

Source: International Congress 2017 – CAP: severity scores, risk groups and biomarkers
Session: CAP: severity scores, risk groups and biomarkers
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4108
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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