title: Laboratory diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae infections: past and future.
abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most important causative agent of pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia, sinusitis and otitis media. The gold standard diagnostic method is still culture even if bacteriological diagnosis is making progress in molecular biology and in proteomics areas.
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory, I.R.C.C.S. G. Gaslini, Genoa, Italy. robertobandettini@ospedale-gaslini.ge.it
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bandettini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melioli
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D040901:Proteomics