Clinical trial NCT00867841 - References

Pneumonia — A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) - Based Method to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Pneumonia

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A Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Method to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Children and Adolescents With Community-Acquired Pneumonia - a Pilot Study

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