Pneumococcal antigen testing of blood culture broth to enhance the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 753-756

  Baggett, H C ^a,b   Rhodes, J ^a   Dejsirilert, S ^b   Salika, P ^a   Wansom, T ^c   Jorakate, P ^a   Kaewpan, A ^a   Olsen, S J ^a   Maloney, S A ^a   Peruski, L F ^a  

^a Centers for Disease Control CDC Thailand Field Station   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG USE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862867370     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1370-3     Document Type: Article

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