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Pneumologie
February 1990
Abteilung für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Angiologie, Universität Düsseldorf.
The importance of serological determination procedures for the diagnosis of pathogens was investigated in 207 episodes of pneumonia. The pathogenic organisms were detected in 138 cases; in 40 cases serological analysis helped to establish the diagnosis, while in 11 cases of pneumonia, the diagnosis was possible only with serology. The organisms most commonly found by serological investigations were Cytomegalovirus (n = 10), Aspergillus fumigatus (n = 7), and the influenza B virus (n = 7).
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