The effect of antibiotic exposure and specimen volume on the detection of bacterial pathogens in children with pneumonia

<h4>Background</h4> <p>Antibiotic exposure and specimen volume are known to affect pathogen detection by culture. Here we assess their effects on bacterial pathogen detection by both culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in children.</p> <h4>Methods</h4> &l...

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Main Authors:	Driscoll, AJ, Knoll, M, Hammitt, LL, Baggett, HC, Brooks, WA, Feikin, DR, Kotloff, KL, Levine, OS, Madhi, SA, O’Brien, KL, Scott, JAG, Thea, DM, Howie, SRC, Adrian, PV, Ahmed, D, DeLuca, AN, Ebruke, BE, Gitahi, C, Higdon, MM, Kaewpan, A, Karani, A, Karron, RA, Mazumder, R, McLellan, J, Moore, DP, Mwananyanda, L, Park, DE, Prosperi, C, Rhodes, J, Saifullah, M, Seidenberg, P, Sow, SO, Tamboura, B, Zeger, SL, Murdoch, DR
Format:	Journal article
Published:	Oxford University Press 2017

The effect of antibiotic exposure and specimen volume on the detection of bacterial pathogens in children with pneumonia

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