Rapid diagnosis of pneumococcal meningitis: implications for treatment and measuring disease burden

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Abstract
ICT for pneumococcal antigen in CSF is 100% sensitive and specific in diagnosing pyogenic pneumococcal meningitis and can detect approximately 30% more pneumococcal meningitis cases than with culture alone. The simplicity of the test procedure and the longevity of CSF antigen detection suggest the p …
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Authors Saha SK, Darmstadt GL, Yamanaka N, Billal DS, Nasreen T, Islam M, Hamer DH
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Journal the pediatric infectious disease journal
Year 2005
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16371872
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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 Infant Comparative Study preschool Antigens sensitivity and specificity Evaluation Study Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods chromatography / methods pneumococcal / diagnosis* pmid:16371872 doi:10.1097/01.inf.0000190030.75892.78 samir k saha gary l darmstadt davidson h hamer bacterial* / cerebrospinal fluid bacterial* / urine bacterial typing techniques cerebrospinal fluid / microbiology culture media immunoassay latex fixation tests meningitis pneumococcal / microbiology streptococcus pneumoniae / genetics streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification* time factors

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