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Bull Exp Biol Med
; 136(4): 423-6, 2003 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14714100
ABSTRACT
Comparative analysis of the efficiency of PCR and microbiological methods for deciphering of the etiological structure of non-nosocomial pneumonias demonstrated the diagnostic significance of detecting Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA in the blood, but not sputum. Mechanisms of penetration of S. pneumoniae into the blood are discussed.