Comparison of Serological Methods with PCR-based Methods for the Diagnosis of Community-acquired Pneumonia Caused by Atypical Bacteria

ABSTRACT: The diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydophila pneumoniae is traditionally based on cultures and serology, which have special requirements, are time-consuming, and offer delayed results that limit their clinica...

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Autores:

Vélez Giraldo, Lázaro Agustín
Muskus López, Carlos Enrique
Rueda Vallejo, Zulma Vanessa
Aguilar Pérez, Yudy Alexandra
Herrera Díaz, Mariana

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2016

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/34402

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/34402

Palabra clave:

Pathology, Molecular
Patología Molecular
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
Neumonía por Mycoplasma
Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa Multiplex
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Serologic Tests
Pruebas Serológicas
Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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openAccess

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/