Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Community-acquired pneumonia: from diagnosis to discharge
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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D. D. Creer, C. L. Ling, S. Patel, T. D. McHugh, P. Wallace, S. H. Gillespie, J. P. Dilworth (London, United Kingdom). Does polymerase chain reaction (PCR) increase diagnostic yield in the investigation of community-acquired lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI)?. Eur Respir J 2001; 16: Suppl. 31, 3391

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