Gene chips accurately detect pneumonia in ICU patients on ventilators

Monday, November 17, 2008 - 13:35 in Health & Medicine

Even seasoned doctors have a difficult time diagnosing pneumonia in hospitalized patients breathing with the assistance of a ventilator. That's because a patient's underlying illness often skews laboratory test results and masks pneumonia's symptoms.

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