The value and complications of percutaneous transthoracic lung aspiration for the etiologic diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia

Chest. 1999 Dec;116(6):1716-32. doi: 10.1378/chest.116.6.1716.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • False Negative Reactions
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia / microbiology*
  • Punctures
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Suction