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The microbiology of pleural infection in adults: a systematic review

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Pleural infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among adults. Identification of the offending organism is key to appropriate antimicrobial therapy. It is not known whether the microbiological pattern of pleural infection is variable temporally or geographically. This systematic review aimed to investigate available literature to understand the worldwide pattern of such microbiology and the factors that might affect such pattern. ... Expand abstract
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1183/13993003.00542-2019

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0000-0002-8768-6548
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University of Oxford
Sub department:
Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre
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University of Oxford
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Bodleian Libraries
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0000-0003-4635-8959
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University of Oxford
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NDM
Sub department:
NDM Experimental Medicine
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
NDM Experimental Medicine
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Author
Publisher:
European Respiratory Society Publisher's website
Journal:
European Respiratory Journal Journal website
Volume:
54
Issue:
3
Article number:
1900542
Publication date:
2019-07-04
Acceptance date:
2019-06-14
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EISSN:
1399-3003
ISSN:
0903-1936
Pmid:
31248959
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:1027242
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uuid:37fde1cf-e8ba-41d2-8b2b-6d495878b5f0
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pubs:1027242
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1027242
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2019-07-19

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