id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-256931-wj0esjwi Gelfer, Gita The clinical impact of the detection of potential etiologic pathogens of community-acquired pneumonia 2015-08-05 .txt text/plain 4850 280 49 The etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is determined in less than half of the patients based on cultures of sputum and blood plus testing urine for the antigens of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila. A common core diagnostic test bundle was applied to all patients in the study: i.e., 2 blood cultures; sputum culture and sensitivity; serum PCT level; and urine antigen testing for L. If a respiratory virus was detected and the serum PCT was above 0.5 ng/mL and/or a bacterial pathogen was found in the sputum culture, the patient was assumed to have a dual infection with the identified virus and bacteria. If a respiratory virus was detected, an associated bacterial infection was deemed present if a bacterial pathogen was identified by culture or PCR or urine antigens or if the serum PCT concentration was N0.5 ng/mL. ./cache/cord-256931-wj0esjwi.txt ./txt/cord-256931-wj0esjwi.txt