Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen in urine samples from adults with community-acquired pneumonia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 3495-3498

  Murdoch, D R ^a   Laing, R T R ^a   Mills, G D ^a   Karalus, N C ^a   Town, G I ^a   Mirrett, S ^a   Reller, L B ^a  

^a CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034787361     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3495-3498.2001     Document Type: Article

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