# Limited Utility of Polymerase Chain Reaction in Induced Sputum Specimens for Determining the Causes of Childhood Pneumonia in Resource-Poor Settings: Findings From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/limited-utility-of-polymerase-chain-reaction-in-induced-sputum-specimens-for/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Donald M. Thea,Phil Seidenberg,Daniel E. Park,Lawrence Mwananyanda,Wei Fu,Qiyuan Shi,Henry C. Baggett,W. Abdullah Brooks,Daniel R. Feikin,Stephen R. C. Howie,Maria Deloria Knoll,Karen L. Kotloff,Orin S. Levine,Shabir A. Madhi,Katherine L. O’Brien,J. Anthony G. Scott,Martín Antonio,Juliet O. Awori,Vicky L. Baillie,Andrea N. DeLuca,Amanda J. Driscoll,Melissa M. Higdon,Lokman Hossain,Yasmin Jahan,Ruth A. Karron,Sidi Kazungu,Mengying Li,David P. Moore,Susan C. Morpeth,Ogochukwu Ofordile,Christine Prosperi,Ornuma Sangwichian,Pongpun Sawatwong,Mamadou Sylla,Milagritos D. Tapia,Scott L. Zeger,David R. Murdoch,Laura L. Hammitt,for the PERCH Study Group,K. L. O.,Ong L,M. D. K.,Domínguez Rodríguez F,A. N. D.,A. J. D.,Nicholas Fancourt,Wu F,L. L. H.,Mirza Hasanuzzaman,E. Wangeci Kagucia,R. A. K.,Liang Ma,Dan Pan,C. P.,Zhenke Wu,Singer Z,Nora L. Watson,Jane Crawley,Don M,Bard A,Hubert P. Endtz,Zaman Khalequ,Doli Goswami,Liu H,Y. J.,Hasan Ashraf,Shu Hisata,Bernard E. Ebruke,Antoine Gavoille,Jessica McLellan,Eunice Machuka,Arifin Shamsul,Syed M. A. Zaman,Grant Mackenzie,J. A. G. S.,Jo A,Christine M. Szymanski,Alice Kamau,S. K.,Micah Silaba Ominde,K. L. K.,M. D. T.,Samba O. Sow,S Michael Crawford,Boubou Tamboura,Uma Onwuchekwa,Nana Kourouma,Aliou Touré,SALAMA M,D. P. M.,Peter V. Adrian,von Loeffelholz B,Locadiah Kuwanda,Azwifarwi Mudau,Michelle J. Groome,Nasreen Mahomed,H. C. B.,Somsak Thamthitiwat,Susan A. Maloney,Charatdao Bunthi |
| Citations | 42 |
| DOI | 10.1093/cid/cix098 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-pdf/64/suppl_3/S289/20915707/cix098.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2620013339 |
| PMID | 28575363 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2017 |

## Paper authors

- [S Michael Crawford](https://scholariq.org/researchers/s-michael-crawford/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Respiratory viral infections research](https://scholariq.org/topics/respiratory-viral-infections-research/)

## Paper topics

- [Respiratory viral infections research](https://scholariq.org/topics/respiratory-viral-infections-research/)
- [Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections](https://scholariq.org/topics/pneumonia-and-respiratory-infections/)
- [Nosocomial Infections in ICU](https://scholariq.org/topics/nosocomial-infections-in-icu/)

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