Are we ready for novel detection methods to treat respiratory pathogens in hospital-acquired pneumonia?

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on May 01, 2011

Authors

Andrea Endimiani1, Kristine M Hujer, Andrea M Hujer, Sebastian Kurz, Michael R Jacobs, David S Perlin, Robert A Bonomo

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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