Combining Gram stain and 16S qPCR improved diagnostic accuracy for suspected pneumonia and could become a new metric in the rapid diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections.

Autor: Hamza YP; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Annamalai University, Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Chidambaram, India., Kacem MABH; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Al Molawi NH; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Yassine HM; Biomedical Research Center, Member of QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., AlKhatib HAM; Biomedical Research Center, Member of QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Benslimane F; Biomedical Research Center, Member of QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Al-Remaihi HIKB; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., El Kahlout RA; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., El Kahlout BIA; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Al Khalili H; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Al Khalili MA; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Doiphode SH; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Elmagboul EBI; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Biomedical Research Center, Member of QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Akhter J; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Al Kuwari EAE; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Coyle PV; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Biomedical Research Center, Member of QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.; Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queens University, Belfast, UK.

Publikováno v: Journal of medical microbiology [J Med Microbiol] 2024 Aug; Vol. 73 (8).