怀疑在社区获得的肺炎的尿液代谢物

Lilliam Ambroggio1, Todd A Florin2, Kayla Williamson3

  • 1Sections of Emergency Medicine and Hospital Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado; Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.

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概括

尿液代谢学准确地识别了儿童的社区获得性肺炎 (CAP). 这种使用代谢物度的新型诊断方法显示出高精度,克服了儿童CAP诊断传统方法的局限性.

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