@article{88d24b29f68a4d6aa1c3a78fa1b22139,
title = "Specimen collection for the diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia",
abstract = "Diagnosing the etiologic agent of pneumonia has an essential role in ensuring the most appropriate and effective therapy for individual patients and is critical to guiding the development of treatment and prevention strategies. However, establishing the etiology of pneumonia remains challenging because of the relative inaccessibility of the infected tissue and the difficulty in obtaining samples without contamination by upper respiratory tract secretions. Here, we review the published and unpublished literature on various specimens available for the diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia. We discuss the advantages and limitations of each specimen, and discuss the rationale for the specimens to be collected for the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health study. 2012 The Author.",
author = "Hammitt, {Laura L.} and Murdoch, {David R.} and Scott, {J. Anthony G.} and Amanda Driscoll and Karron, {Ruth A.} and Levine, {Orin S.} and O'Brien, {Katherine L.}",
note = "Funding Information: A. Bhutta, Harry Campbell, Thomas Cherian, Derrick W. Crook, Menno D. de Jong, Scott F. Dowell, Stephen M. Graham, Keith P. Klugman, Claudio F. Lanata, Shabir A. Madhi, Paul Martin, James P. Nataro, Franco M. Piazza, Shamim Qazi, Heather J. Zar Financial support. This work was supported by grant 48968 from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the International Vaccine Access Center, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Funding Information: Supplement Sponsorship. This article was published as part of a supplement entitled {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health,{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} sponsored by a grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the PERCH Project of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No reported conflicts.",
year = "2012",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1093/cid/cir1068",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "54",
pages = "S132--S139",
journal = "Clinical Infectious Diseases",
issn = "1058-4838",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "SUPPL. 2",
}