Pneumococcal pneumonia in children less than 5 years: Are we underdiagnosing?
Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of bacterial pneumonia in children. Diagnosis of Pneumococcal pneumonia by culture methods is difficult, if antibiotics were taken before culture. The objectives of this study were 1-to evaluate the diagnostic yield of (BinaxNOW) antigen test,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Microbes and Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/article_316941_dfc3290edf4ae76418dee345704a8ab9.pdf |