title: Methodological approaches to deciphering the etiological structure of non-nosocomial pneumonia.
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.
authors.affiliation: Russian University of Peoples' Friendship, Moscow; LAGIS Firm, Moscow.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Artemova
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Beskhlebnaya
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Ezhova
authors.forename: M Yu
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kirillov
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Kravtsov
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Dalin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009031:Moscow; D017817:Nasal Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D018579:Patient Selection; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial