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. Copyright
Mixed Community-acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections / P. Tarsia, S. Aliberti, M. Pappalettera, F. Blasi. - In: CURRENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE REPORTS. - ISSN 1523-3847. - 9:1(2007), pp. 14-20. [10.1007/s11908-007-0017-0]
Mixed Community-acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
S. AlibertiSecondo
;M. PappaletteraPenultimo
;F. BlasiUltimo
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. CopyrightPubblicazioni consigliate
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