The blind nasotracheal aspiration method is not a useful tool for pathogen detection of pneumonia in children.

The blind nasotracheal aspiration method is not a useful tool for pathogen detection of pneumonia in children.

BACKGROUND: Acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) is a major cause of hospitalization for children in China, while the etiological diagnosis of ALRI remains a challenge. This study was performed to evaluate the utility of the blind Nasotracheal aspiration (NTA) in the pathogen detection in ALRI t...

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Main Authors: Tao Zhang, Steven Black, Chuangli Hao, Yunfang Ding, Wei Ji, Rong Chen, Yuzun Lin, Juhani Eskola, Henry Shinefield, Maria Delorian Knoll, Genming Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3012105?pdf=render

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