bugs responsible for pneumonia

 The new test uses what’s known as an array card. It contains tiny wells loaded with DNA sequences that match those of common microbes that cause pneumonia. If that DNA sequence is present in a patient sample, the array card amplifies it so that it can be detected.

The card includes genes from 52 respiratory pathogens commonly found in ventilated patients with pneumonia. Many different microbes can cause pneumonia. This includes viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and flu as well as bacteria and fungi. A number of things determine which type of organism causes the disease, including where the patient picked up the disease – in the community or in a hospital – and the condition of their immune system.  Prediksi Judi Togel Sydne Terupdate tgl 7/12/2020


Encouragingly the array card’s fast turnaround of results had a measurable effect on the choices ICU doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital made. Over half of the doctors changed their antibiotic prescriptions, with most changes leading to fewer antibiotics being used.

The team also tested the diagnostic in patients admitted to the ICU with COVID-19, by loading sequences for the virus on to the array card. It proved very helpful in picking up secondary bacterial and fungal pneumonia in patients on ventilators. Patients with COVID-19 were found to be highly susceptible to these secondary cases of pneumonia, many of which were caused by hard-to-treat multidrug-resistant bugs.

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