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Table 2 Criteria for inclusion and exclusion

From: Blood biomarkers differentiating viral versus bacterial pneumonia aetiology: a literature review

Inclusion

Exclusion

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Adult

Viral and bacterial aetiologies

Pneumonia with other aetiologies than viral/bacterial (human immunodeficiency virus, immunodeficiency, cancer, post-transplantation)

No concomitant diseases

Literature reviews

Age 0–18 years

Metanalysis

Systematic reviews

Abstracts only with no external link