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Mixed Viral/Bacterial Etiology Common in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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Mixed Viral/Bacterial Etiology Common in Community-Acquired Pneumonia |
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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568721?src=rss |
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Based on a comprehensive battery of diagnostic tests, including nucleic amplification assays, researchers in New Zealand have found that a viral etiology is more frequent than previously reported in patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Mixed viral/bacterial infections are also common and are associated with greater disease severity, they report in the January issue of Thorax. Reuters Health Information |
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Articles > Infectious Diseases |
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Jan 15, 2008 |
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