Diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia by psaA PCR analysis of lung aspirates from adult patients in Kenya

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Abstract
psaA is the gene encoding pneumococcal surface adhesin A (PsaA), a 37-kDa protein expressed on the surface of Streptococcus pneumoniae. PCR primers for psaA have been shown to amplify the target DNA sequence in all 90 serotypes of S. pneumoniae and in none of 67 heterologous pathogens and colonizing …
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Authors Scott JA;Marston EL;Hall AJ;Marsh K;;
Journal Journal of clinical microbiology
Year 2003
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE Mice Inbred C57BL animals humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine research support non-u.s. gov't adult adolescent aged middle aged Bacterial DNA sensitivity and specificity Evaluation Study Bacterial / analysis Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods* pneumonia pneumococcal / diagnosis* pneumococcal / microbiology streptococcus pneumoniae / genetics j anthony g scott kenya kevin marsh lung / microbiology* bacterial proteins* pmid:12791880 pmc156539 doi:10.1128/jcm.41.6.2554-2559.2003 eric l marston adhesins carrier proteins / genetics* bacterial / isolation & purification drainage lipoproteins / genetics* membrane transport proteins*

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