Diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage in children with nonresponding community-acquired pneumonia

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized children. In CAP, causative agents are seldom identified using noninvasive diagnostic procedures. For those children not responding to empiric antibiotic therapy, it is vital to identify the causative pat...

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Main Authors: Chih-Min Tsai, Kin-Sun Wong, Wei-Ju Lee, Kai-Sheng Hsieh, Pi-Lien Hung, Chen-Kuang Niu, Hong-Ren Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957217301067