title: [Etiologic agents of pneumonia and the relation to the radiographic findings].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to asses correlation between etiological causative agents of community-acquired pneumonia and localization of inflammatory focuses in the lung.
  
  
  METHODS
  Samples of sputum, bronchoaspirate and BAL's from 62 patients hospitalized due to community-acquired pneumonia were microbiological tested. Chest radiographs of patients were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Streptococcus pneumoniae caused inflammatory focuses more frequent in the lower right part of the lung. Gram-negative rods were more frequent cause of inflammatory focuses localized in the lower left side of the lung. Streptococcus pneumoniae more frequent caused inflammation one lobe of the lung and Gram-negative rods more than one part of the lung.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results of this study confirm correlation between isolated pathogen, localization of the inflammatory response in the lung in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Mikrobiologii i Laboratoryjnej Immunologii Medycznej Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi. agnieszka.kiryszewska@umed.lodz.pl
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiryszewska
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nielepkowicz-Goździńska
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antczak
mesh_terms: D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016946:Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*