title: PCR can add to detection of pneumococcal disease in pneumonic patients receiving antibiotics at admission.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kearns
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steward
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial