PCR rapid molecular diagnostic assay for the diagnosis of bacterial infection in LRTI – A case-control, pilot study

K. Jahn, M. Kuisma, M. Minna, P. Grendelmeier, H. H. Hirsch, M. Tamm, D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland; Helsinki, Finland)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Pathogenesis and mechanisms of respiratory infections
Session: Pathogenesis and mechanisms of respiratory infections
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4946
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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