Diagnosing the etiologic agent of pneumonia has an essential role in ensuring the most
appropriate and effective therapy for individual patients and is critical to guiding the …

Bacterial acute pneumonia is responsible for an extremely large burden of death worldwide
and diagnosis is paramount in the management of patients. While multidrug-resistant …

In countries with widespread immunization with the Hib conjugate vaccine, the frequency of
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection, including pneumonia, has plummeted. 30 …

Conventional culture of pleural fluid samples frequently provides false-negative results.
Universal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) …

Background In recent years an increase in the incidence and severity of parapneumonic
pleural effusion (PPE) in pediatric populations has been observed. Streptococcus …

Background The identification of the pathogens in pleural effusion has mainly relied on
conventional bacterial culture or single species polymerase chain reaction (PCR), both with …

The morbidity and mortality rates associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae remain very
high worldwide. The virulence of this bacterium is largely dependent on its polysaccharide …

Background Efficient detection tools for determining staphylococcal pleural infection are
critical for its eradication. The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the diagnostic …

The aim of this study was to use a 16S rDNA sequencing method in combination with
conventional culture in patients with parapneumonic effusions (PPE) to evaluate the …

The bacteriology of pleural infection has changed markedly in recent years. Mortality is
highest with hospital-acquired pleural infection and infections caused by staphylococci …