pneumonia

Background. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is an important pathogen causing nosocomial infections and is associated with a high morbidity and a mortality rate. The aim of this study was to find out the impact of virulence factors of P. aeruginosa strains, isolated from different clinical material, on clinical course of disease.

Diseases of the respiratory system are the most common disorders in daily clini­cal practice in Lithuania. Infectious dis­orders are the most common of them. So, it is very important to diagnose these dis­eases properly, to have competence to evaluate results of investigations criti­cally, to known methods of their prevention.