Pneumolysin polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia and empyema in children

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Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most important cause of childhood pneumonia and empyema, yet the diagnosis of pneumococcal infections by conventional methods is challenging. In this study, the clinical value of the pneumolysin-targeted real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for the diagnos ā€¦
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Authors Lahti E;Mertsola J;Kontiokari T;Eerola E;Ruuskanen O;Jalava J;;
Journal European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology
Year 2006
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17089094
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine research support non-u.s. gov't Child preschool DNA sensitivity and specificity Evaluation Study Bacterial / analysis Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods* empyema pleural effusion / microbiology* pneumonia pneumococcal / diagnosis* pneumococcal / microbiology bacterial proteins / genetics streptococcus pneumoniae / genetics* streptolysins / genetics j mertsola pmid:17089094 doi:10.1007/s10096-006-0225-9 e lahti j jalava bacterial proteins / blood pleural / diagnosis* pleural / microbiology pleural effusion / genetics streptolysins / blood*

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