Microbiology investigations in community acquired pneumonia--most laboratories in England and Wales do not offer all those recommended in the British Thoracic Society guideline

J Infect. 2008 Apr;56(4):291-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.02.002. Epub 2008 Mar 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antigens / analysis
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / standards*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • England
  • Gentian Violet
  • Humans
  • Phenazines
  • Pneumonia / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia / microbiology
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Societies, Medical
  • Sputum / microbiology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Wales

Substances

  • Antigens
  • Gram's stain
  • Phenazines
  • Gentian Violet