## Abstract Respiratory viral infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, particularly in children, the elderly and immunocompromised persons. Rapid identification of viral etiology is critical in ruling out nonβviral infections, initiating antiviral treatment and limiting
Evaluation of the diagnostic usefulness of real-time PCR for detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in acute respiratory infections
β Scribed by Naoyuki Miyashita; Yasushi Obase; Minoru Fukuda; Hisashi Shouji; Koichiro Yoshida; Kazunobu Ouchi; Mikio Oka
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 214 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1341-321X
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