Rapid diagnosis of bacteremic pneumococcal infections in adults by using the Binax NOW Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen test: a prospective, controlled clinical evaluation

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The diagnosis of severe pneumococcal infections is inadequate, relying heavily on culture of Streptococcus pneumoniae from blood or other normally sterile fluids, and is severely limited by prior administration of antibiotics. We evaluated prospectively the Binax NOW S. pneumoniae urinary antigen te …
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Authors Smith MD;Derrington P;Evans R;Creek M;Morris R;Dance DA;Cartwright K;;
Journal Journal of clinical microbiology
Year 2003
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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 adolescent aged middle aged Prospective Studies 80 and over Clinical Trial Antigens sensitivity and specificity streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification* time factors controlled clinical trial bacteremia / microbiology bacterial / urine* pneumococcal infections / diagnosis* reagent kits diagnostic immunoassay / methods chromatography pneumococcal infections / microbiology bacteremia / diagnosis* pmid:12843005 pmc165271 doi:10.1128/jcm.41.7.2810-2813.2003 michael d smith petra derrington keith cartwright

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