Infectious Disease Section, Internal Medicine Department, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rootstown, OH 44272, USA.
Clin Chest Med. 2011 Sep;32(3):417-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.05.011. Epub 2011 Jul 12.
The utility of diagnostic studies to determine the etiologic agents of community-acquired pneumonia has been controversial in part because of the lack of rapid, accurate, easily performed, and cost-effective methods. Advancements in molecular testing methods and biological markers are becoming available with marked expansion of diagnostic capability for infectious diseases. Subsequent studies and clinical experience will clarify their real clinical value.
诊断研究在确定社区获得性肺炎的病因方面的实用性一直存在争议,部分原因是缺乏快速、准确、易于操作且具有成本效益的方法。随着传染病诊断能力的显著扩展,分子检测方法和生物标志物的进步正在成为可能。随后的研究和临床经验将阐明它们的真正临床价值。