Optimal Sampling Sites and Methods for Detection of Pathogens Possibly Causing Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 47 (1), 21-31
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02037-08
Abstract
Acute respiratory tract infections (RTIs), both upper (URTIs) and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), are the most common reason for consultation with a general practitioner. RTIs result in about 180 million antibiotic prescriptions per year in the EU-27 member states (ESAC website, 2008; [Keywords
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