Emerging strategies for the noninvasive diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia

Introduction: Hospital-acquired pneumonia is a common and therapeutically challenging diagnosis that can lead to severe sepsis, critical illness, and respiratory failure. In this review, we focus on efforts to enhance microbiological diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia, including ventilator-associated pneumonia. Areas covered: A systematic literature review was conducted by searching Medline from inception to December 2018, including hand-searching of the reference lists for additional studies. The search strategy comprised the following common search terms: hospital pneumonia OR nosocomial pneumonia OR noninvasive OR molecular diagnostic tests (OR point-of-care systems OR VOC [i.e. volatile organic compounds]) OR rapid (or simple or quick test), including brand names for the most common commercial tests. Expert opinion: In recent years, the microbiological diagnosis of respiratory pathogens has improved significantly by the development and implementation of molecular diagnostic tests for pneumonia. Real-time polymerase chain reaction, hybridization, and mass spectrometry-based platforms dominate the scene, with microarray-based assays, multiplex polymerase chain reaction, and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry capable of detecting the determinants of antimicrobial resistance (mainly β-lactamase genes). Introducing these assays into routine clinical practice for rapid identification of the causative microbes and their resistance patterns could transform the care of pneumonia, improving antimicrobial selection, de-escalation, and stewardship.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Expert review of anti-infective therapy - 17(2019), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 523-533

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liapikou, Adamantia [VerfasserIn]
Cillóniz, Catia [VerfasserIn]
Torres, Antoni [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Diagnosis
Journal Article
Mass spectrometry
Molecular
Noninvasive
Nosocomial pneumonia
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Systematic Review
VOC

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Date Completed 12.03.2020

Date Revised 01.04.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/14787210.2019.1635010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM298515652