Demkow Urszula
Zakład Diagnostyki Laboratoryjnej i Immunologii Klinicznej Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego.
Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 2011;79(6):446-53.
Diagnostic strategies in upper and lower respiratory tract infections include conventional procedures and the new molecular tools. Serology plays a role in certain viral and atypical infections of lower respiratory track but is not reliable in small children and in immunocompromised subjects. Antigen detection can be also carried out. If a potential pathogen is non detectable by simply assay or in severe or complicated lower respiratory tract infections, the use of molecular tools is highly indicated.
上、下呼吸道感染的诊断策略包括传统方法和新的分子检测手段。血清学在某些下呼吸道病毒感染和非典型感染中发挥作用，但在幼儿和免疫功能低下的患者中并不可靠。也可以进行抗原检测。如果通过简单检测无法检测到潜在病原体，或者在严重或复杂的下呼吸道感染中，强烈建议使用分子检测手段。
