The role of postmortem studies in pneumonia etiology research.

The diagnosis of etiology in severe pneumonia remains a challenging area. Postmortem lung tissue potentially increases the sensitivity of investigations for identification of causative pathogens in fatal cases of pneumonia and can confirm antemortem microbiological diagnoses. Tissue sampling allows...

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Main Authors: Turner, G, Bunthi, C, Wonodi, C, Morpeth, S, Molyneux, C, Zaki, SR, Levine, O, Murdoch, DR, Scott, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012