title: [Microbiological diagnosis of pneumonia].
abstract: Pneumonia is an importance cause of mortality and morbidity in adults. Two types of pneumonia are defined: community-acquired and nosocomial pneumonia with their corresponding etiology such as pneumococci or Haemophilus influenzae and Pseudomonas or enterobacteriaceae, respectively. However, the reality is more complex with aspiration pneumonia, pneumonia in immunocompromised patient, and pneumonia in ventilated patients. Culture in the case of nosocomial pneumonia is especially important to obtain the antibiotic susceptibility of the infectious agent and to adjust therapy. Moreover for immunocompromised patients, the differential diagnosis is much wider looking for viruses, filamentous fungi and Pneumocystis can be very informative, using new molecular assays.
authors.affiliation: Institut de microbiologie, Université de Lausanne et CHUV, Lausanne.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jaton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schrenzel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greub
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents