Pneumococcal urinary antigen test use in diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia in seven Utah hospitals
The pneumocococcal urine antigen test increases specific microbiological diagnosis over conventional culture methods in pneumonia patients. Data are limited regarding its yield and effect on antibiotic prescribing among patients with community-onset pneumonia in clinical practice. We performed a sec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2016-10-01
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| Series: | ERJ Open Research |
| Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/2/4/00011-2016.full |