Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Microbiological Diagnosis of Parapneumonic Effusions in Canadian Children

BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) complicated by parapneumonic effusion/empyema is an infectious syndrome commonly encountered by physicians caring for children in Canada.

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Main Authors: Jeffrey M Pernica, Ioana Moldovan, Francis Chan, Robert Slinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/757963
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spelling doaj-art-b7d4e6542cf64da196e40be926e06b8f2025-02-03T01:00:33ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322014-01-0125315115410.1155/2014/757963Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Microbiological Diagnosis of Parapneumonic Effusions in Canadian ChildrenJeffrey M Pernica0Ioana Moldovan1Francis Chan2Robert Slinger3Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Microbiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Microbiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Microbiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) complicated by parapneumonic effusion/empyema is an infectious syndrome commonly encountered by physicians caring for children in Canada.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/757963
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Microbiological Diagnosis of Parapneumonic Effusions in Canadian Children
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title_fullStr Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Microbiological Diagnosis of Parapneumonic Effusions in Canadian Children
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title_short Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Microbiological Diagnosis of Parapneumonic Effusions in Canadian Children
title_sort real time polymerase chain reaction for microbiological diagnosis of parapneumonic effusions in canadian children
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