title: [Rapid diagnosis of respiratory infection].
abstract: The identification of pathogens is very important for the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory infectious disease. Bacterial culture is a basic method to identify various pathogens, but it takes several days to get the final results. Many new methods for the rapid diagnosis of respiratory infection have been developed in recent years. This has changed the treatment of respiratory infection. Broad-spectrum antibiotics were often used to treat respiratory infection previously, but rapid diagnosis has changed the choice of antibiotics from broad-spectrum to specific ones. New methods of rapid diagnosis are very useful and powerful tools in the treatment of respiratory infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratories, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki 710-0052, Japan. toru@kchnet.or.jp
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
mesh_terms: D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D013997:Time Factors