Antibiotic treatment and the diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae in lower respiratory tract infections in adults
Korsgaard J;Møller JK;Kilian M;;
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2005Vol. 9pp. -
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j2005internationalantibiotic
Abstract
The diagnosis of infection with S. pneumoniae is very dependent on whether or not recent (within 2-4 weeks) or immediate (within 48 hours) antibiotic treatment has been given prior to microbiological sampling of patients. The results suggest an optimized diagnostic strategy with, if possible, sampli …