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Flowchart of patients evaluated by the different detection methods.
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posted on 2014-02-18, 04:05 authored by Iris De Schutter, Anne Vergison, David Tuerlinckx, Marc Raes, Julie Smet, Pierre R. Smeesters, Jan Verhaegen, Françoise Mascart, Filip Surmont, Anne MalfrootConventional methods: blood culture, culture of pleural fluid, or polymerase chain reaction in pleural fluid. Recently developed methods: serotype-specific serology (SSS) or real-time polymerase chain reaction in blood (rtPCR). SSS included serotypes 1, 5, 6B(6D), 7F(7A), 9V(9N), 14, 19A, 19F, and 23F. rtPCR included serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A(6C), 6B(6D), 7F(7A), 9V(9N), 14, 18C(18B), 19A, 19F, and 23F.
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Clinical immunologyImmune responseDiagnostic medicineClinical laboratory sciencesepidemiologyInfectious disease epidemiologyInfectious diseasesBacterial diseasesBacterial pneumoniapneumococcuspediatricsPediatric pulmonologyPulmonologyRespiratory infectionsLower respiratory tract infectionspatientsevaluateddetection
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