Methodological approaches to deciphering the etiological structure of non-nosocomial pneumonia

Bull Exp Biol Med. 2003 Oct;136(4):423-6. doi: 10.1023/b:bebm.0000010969.76881.87.

Abstract

Comparative analysis of the efficiency of PCR and microbiological methods for deciphering of the etiological structure of non-nosocomial pneumonias demonstrated the diagnostic significance of detecting Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA in the blood, but not sputum. Mechanisms of penetration of S. pneumoniae into the blood are discussed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cohort Studies
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
  • Community-Acquired Infections / etiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbiological Techniques / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Moscow
  • Nasal Lavage Fluid / microbiology
  • Patient Selection
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / etiology*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / microbiology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Radiography
  • Sputum / microbiology
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Urban Population

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial