Although mixed infections are known to be clinically relevant in conditions such as nosocomial pneumonia and ventilator-related pneumonia, it is increasingly recognized that a substantial number of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections may also be attributed to more than one pathogenic organism. A better definition of the true incidence of mixed infections in community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections is partly derived from recent advances in available diagnostic methods (eg, molecular biology). Two points still must be determined: whether the presence of a mixed infection is associated with altered outcomes and whether empirical antibiotic selection should be modified to account for potential polymicrobial infections

Tarsia, P., Aliberti, S., Pappalettera, M., Blasi, F. (2007). Mixed community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections. CURRENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE REPORTS, 9(1), 14-20 [10.1007/s11908-007-0017-0].

Mixed community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections

ALIBERTI, STEFANO;
2007

Abstract

Although mixed infections are known to be clinically relevant in conditions such as nosocomial pneumonia and ventilator-related pneumonia, it is increasingly recognized that a substantial number of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections may also be attributed to more than one pathogenic organism. A better definition of the true incidence of mixed infections in community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections is partly derived from recent advances in available diagnostic methods (eg, molecular biology). Two points still must be determined: whether the presence of a mixed infection is associated with altered outcomes and whether empirical antibiotic selection should be modified to account for potential polymicrobial infections
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
pneumonia, infection
English
2007
9
1
14
20
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Tarsia, P., Aliberti, S., Pappalettera, M., Blasi, F. (2007). Mixed community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections. CURRENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE REPORTS, 9(1), 14-20 [10.1007/s11908-007-0017-0].
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