[Possibilities of clinical and laboratory diagnosis of severe respiratory infections]

Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2012 Nov;33(197):241-4.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

According to the WHO pneumonia are the third leading cause of death in low-and middle-income countries. In these countries, an important issue are also HIV/AIDS infections and tuberculosis. The clinical picture of severe pneumonia - outside hospital (community aquired pneumonia - CAP) and in-hospital (hospital-associated pneumonia - HAP & ventilator-associated pneumonia - VAP) is different similarly to laboratory examines results. In the etiology of infections the biological warfare pathogens were also included. The necessity of combining clinical assessment and laboratory tests was emphasized in difficult cases of respiratory infections.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / virology
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia / microbiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / virology
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology
  • Virus Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Virus Diseases / virology