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12138497

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
Diagnostic testing in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) serves three functions: firstly, to confirm the presence of CAP; secondly, to assess severity; and thirdly, to identify the causative pathogen. Available techniques are satisfactory to fulfill the first two roles but are seriously inadequate as regards the third. Accordingly, antibiotic therapy for CAP must be empirical, at least initially. This article reviews current diagnostic methods and provides suggestions for appropriate use of diagnostic tests in CAP. The shortcomings of the available methods for microbiologic diagnosis are discussed. The potential for PCR to become the much sought after 'ideal' test for microbiologic diagnosis in CAP is explored.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1473-7159
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
329-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnostic tests for CAP: current approaches and future perspectives.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Long Island College Hospital, The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review