Clinical impact of multiplex bacterial PCR of bronchoalveolar lavage in patients with suspected LRTI

A. Salina (Basel, Switzerland), D. Schumann (Basel, Switzerland), K. Jahn (Basel, Switzerland), K. Purkabiri (Basel, Switzerland), R. Mueller (Basel, Switzerland), W. Strobel (Basel, Switzerland), M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Severe pneumonia: epidemiology, mechanisms and treatment
Session: Severe pneumonia: epidemiology, mechanisms and treatment
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2923
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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