Significance of anaerobes and oral bacteria in community-acquired pneumonia.

Significance of anaerobes and oral bacteria in community-acquired pneumonia.

BACKGROUND: Molecular biological modalities with better detection rates have been applied to identify the bacteria causing infectious diseases. Approximately 10-48% of bacterial pathogens causing community-acquired pneumonia are not identified using conventional cultivation methods. This study evalu...

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Main Authors: Kei Yamasaki, Toshinori Kawanami, Kazuhiro Yatera, Kazumasa Fukuda, Shingo Noguchi, Shuya Nagata, Chinatsu Nishida, Takashi Kido, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Hatsumi Taniguchi, Hiroshi Mukae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646017?pdf=render

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