The bacterial aetiology of adult community-acquired pneumonia in Asia: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of adult mortality in Asia. Appropriate empirical treatment depends on knowledge of the pathogens commonly responsible. However, assessing the aetiological significance of identified organisms is often difficult, particularly with sputu...

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Principais autores: Peto, L, Nadjm, B, Horby, P, Ngan, T, van Doorn, R, Van Kinh, N, Wertheim, H
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Elsevier 2014