The IRIDICA PCR/Electrospray Ionization–Mass Spectrometry Assay on Bronchoalveolar Lavage for Bacterial Etiology in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Suspected Pneumonia

Kristoffer Strålin; Fredrik Ehn; Christian G. Giske; Måns Ullberg; Jonas Hedlund; Johan Petersson; Carl Spindler; Volkan Özenci

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159694

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The IRIDICA PCR/Electrospray Ionization–Mass Spectrometry Assay on Bronchoalveolar Lavage for Bacterial Etiology in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Suspected Pneumonia

Kristoffer Strålin ,

* E-mail: kristoffer.stralin@ki.se

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Fredrik Ehn,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Christian G. Giske,

Affiliations Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Måns Ullberg,

Affiliations Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jonas Hedlund,

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Johan Petersson,

Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, Section of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Carl Spindler,

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Volkan Özenci

Affiliations Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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The IRIDICA PCR/Electrospray Ionization–Mass Spectrometry Assay on Bronchoalveolar Lavage for Bacterial Etiology in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Suspected Pneumonia

Kristoffer Strålin,
Fredrik Ehn,
Christian G. Giske,
Måns Ullberg,
Jonas Hedlund,
Johan Petersson,
Carl Spindler,
Volkan Özenci

Published: July 27, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159694

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