Validation of immunoglobulin G enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for antibodies to pneumococcal surface adhesin A in the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia among adults in Kenya

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Abstract
Epidemiologic studies of pneumococcal pneumonia, including vaccine efficacy trials, are hampered by a lack of sensitive and specific diagnostic tests. Pneumococcal surface adhesin A (PsaA) is a genetically conserved, surface-expressed protein common to all serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae and i …
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Authors Scott JA;Obiero J;Hall AJ;Marsh K;;
Journal The Journal of infectious diseases
Year 2002
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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 adult female male adolescent aged middle aged Antibodies sensitivity and specificity pneumonia pneumococcal / diagnosis* streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification* j anthony g scott kenya enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay / methods pmid:12134258 doi:10.1086/341205 validation study jacktone obiero kevin marsh bacterial / blood* bacterial proteins / analysis* immunoglobulin g* / blood pneumococcal / immunology roc curve

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