Chapter-02 Diagnostic Approach to Pneumonias
BOOK TITLE: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine: Pneumonias
Author
1. Chetambath Ravindran
2. Edakalavan Jyothi
ISBN
9789350901762
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12060_2
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
28
Author Affiliations
1.
Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Calicut 673 008, Kerala, India,
DM Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences, Wayanad, Kerala, India
2.
Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Calicut 673 008, Kerala, India,
Institute of Chest Diseases, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Chapter keywords
Pneumonia,
Antibiotic therapy,
Diagnostic tests,
Abnormal breath sound,
Microbiological test,
Etiological agents,
Sputum,
Gram staining,
Acid-fast staining,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Urinary antigen,
Immunochromatographic tests,
Urinary antigen