[Microbiological diagnosis of bacterial lower respiratory tract infections]. / Diagnóstico microbiológico de las infecciones bacterianas del tracto respiratorio inferior.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
; 26(7): 430-6, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
Microbiological diagnosis of bacterial lower respiratory tract infections has relevant limitations and related controversy, depending on the clinical setting and diagnostic methods used, and its value is contingent on an accurate clinical diagnosis and previous antimicrobial therapy. The limitations reside in a low diagnostic yield of the causative agent and the difficulty of determining the clinical significance of the agents recovered. This report examines the current microbiological diagnostic yield of the main clinical entities and etiological agents, indications for invasive or non-invasive specimen collection procedures, and proper specimen processing and culture in the appropriate media. Criteria regarding specimen suitability and indications for quantitative cultures are established. Criteria for evaluating the results are provided, and the current fast diagnostic techniques are described.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bronquitis
/
Técnicas Bacteriológicas
/
Neumonía Bacteriana
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
/
MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España