Clinical Usefulness of Streptococcus pneumoniae Urinary Antigen in Patients Hospitalized with Non-Nosocomial Pneumonia

Introduction : Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of hospital admissions and mortality in developed countries. Nevertheless, in about half of the cases a microbial etiology can`t be determined. The need to improve the diagnostic tools of this disease has led to the development of ne...

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Main Author: Ferreira, J. (author)
Other Authors: Abreu, M. (author), Rodrigues, P. (author), Maia, J. (author), Leuschner, P. (author), Correia, J. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1273
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chporto.pt:10400.16/1273