Gene chips accurately detect pneumonia in ICU patients on ventilators
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 13:35
in Health & Medicine
Even seasoned doctors have a difficult time diagnosing pneumonia in hospitalized patients breathing with the assistance of a ventilator. That's because a patient's underlying illness often skews laboratory test results and masks pneumonia's symptoms.
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