Author/Editor		Jurca, Tomaž; Seme, Katja; Keše, Darja
Title		Dokazovanje bakterijskih povzročiteljev pljučnic
Translated title		Aetiological diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia
Type		članek
Source		In: Beović B, Strle F, Čižman M, editors. Stopenjska obravnava najpogostejših okužb. Zbornik predavanj Infektološki simpozij 2006; 2006 mar; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Sekcija za kemoterapijo SZD, Klinika za infekcijske bolezni in vročinska stanja,
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 97-108
Language		slo
Abstract		The paper reviews Slovenian and foreign clinical guidelines for bacteriological diagnosis of pneumonia. Microbiological possibilities for the diagnosis of typical and atypical bacterial pathogens are described. Sputum analysis is evaluated in details. The new immunochromatographic urinary antigen assay for the early diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia is described. Microbiological diagnosis for the atypical pathogens such as Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila has been limited because traditional culture methods are time consuming with special requirements for their growth. As a consequence the laboratory diagnosis of atypical pathogens largely relied on the serological testing. Recently introduced molecular methods such as the PCR offer a better approach for the rapid detection of these three pathogens in clinical specimens.
Descriptors		PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL HOSPITALIZATION SPUTUM PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA LEGIONELLA