title: [Acute infectious pneumopathies in adults: methods of identifying the causative agent].
abstract: Many sampling methods have been proposed to make a bacteriological diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. The diagnostic accuracy of these methods depend upon technical constraints which are hardly obtainable in real world situations. In hospitals, close cooperation between clinicians and bacteriologists can help improve the reliability of these techniques, but in current practice the benefits of bacteriological identification often compete with the empirical therapeutic approach. This approach must remain within defined limits, since its uncontrolled widening can lead to major drawbacks. Whenever possible, bacteriological identification of the offending organism must be of concern.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petitpretz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salmeron
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brenot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Phlippoteau
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonneau
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duroux
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*
vernacular_title: Pneumopathies infectieuses aiguës de l'adulte: méthodes d'identification de l'agent causal.