Methodological comparison of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid-based detection of respiratory pathogens in diagnosis of bacterium/fungus-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients

• Main Authors: Luwen Zhang (Author), Fanbo Lu (Author), Yuerong Wang (Author), Juanjuan Ji (Author), Yuanhong Xu (Author), Ying Huang (Author), Min Zhang (Author), Moyan Li (Author), Jinxing Xia (Author), Bo Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundBacterium/fungus-associated pneumonia (BAP/FAP) is the prominent cause of high mortality and morbidity with important clinical impacts globally. Effective diagnostic methods and proper specimen types hopefully facilitate early diagnosis of pneumonia and prevent spread of drug-resistant bac...