Gene Chips Accurately Detect Pneumonia In ICU Patients On Ventilators
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 23:35
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. Now, researchers report they have validated the use of gene chip technology to rapidly and accurately detect pneumonia associated with ventilator use in hospitalized patients.
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