Open AccessThe Use of Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification for the Detection of Viruses and Bacteria in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Author(s) -
Wen Ting Siow,
Evelyn Siew-Chuan Koay,
Chun Kiat Lee,
Hong Kai Lee,
Venetia Ong,
Wang Jee Ngerng,
Hui Fang Lim,
Adeline Tan,
Julian W. Tang,
Jason Phua
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000448555
Subject(s) - polymerase chain reaction , medicine , pneumonia , bacteria , community acquired pneumonia , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , immunology , gene , biology , genetics
Pathogens are often not identified in severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and the few studies using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques for virus detection are from temperate countries.
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