Discussion includes information that Summa is one of five hospitals nationally that are taking part in this test of more than 6,000 patients.
In 2009 ( the last year we have numbers for) there were more than 1.1 million cases of pneumonia.. and 50,774 people died.
The key to the new test is the speed with which doctors can diagnose or declare pneumonia, less than one hour, versus the current 24-48, waiting for blood cultures to be grown in hospital laboratories.
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