The etiology of pneumonia from analysis of lung aspirate and pleural fluid samples: Findings from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study

<strong>Background</strong> An improved understanding of childhood pneumonia etiology is required to inform prevention and treatment strategies. Lung aspiration is the gold standard specimen for pneumonia diagnostics. We report findings from analyses of lung and pleural aspirates collect...

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Main Authors: Ebruke, BE, Deloria Knoll, M, Haddix, M, Zaman, SMA, Prosperi, C, Feikin, DR, Hammitt, LL, Levine, OS, O'Brien, KL, Murdoch, DR, Brooks, WA, Scott, JAG, Kotloff, KL, Madhi, SA, Thea, DM, Baillie, VL, Chisti, MJ, Dione, M, Driscoll, AJ, Fancourt, N, Karron, RA, Le, TT, Mohamed, S, Moore, DP, Morpeth, SC, Mwaba, J, Mwansa, J, Bin Shahid, ASMS, Sow, SO, Tapia, MD, Antonio, M, Howie, SRC
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2020