A positive pneumococcal urinary antigen test promotes narrow spectrum antibiotic use in patients with non-invasive pneumococcal pneumonia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2019.114897
Abstract: BACKGROUND We compared changes in antibiotics in patients diagnosed with noninvasive pneumococcal pneumonia (NPP) by pneumoccocal urinary antigen tests or respiratory cultures. METHODS We compared patients diagnosed by pneumococcal urinary antigen tests or respiratory cultures… read more here.
Keywords: pneumococcal pneumonia; pneumococcal urinary; respiratory cultures; positive pneumococcal ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Sofia Fluorescent immunoassay analyzer for pneumococcal urinary antigen detection in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2017.07.005
Abstract: The Sofia Streptococcus pneumoniae FIA® test was prospectively evaluated in non-concentrated urine samples of 106 hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia. The test detected pneumococcal urinary antigen in 24/31 (77.4%) confirmed pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia episodes. The… read more here.
Keywords: pneumococcal urinary; community acquired; acquired pneumonia; hospitalized patients ... See more keywords
P554 A review of the use of the Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen protein as a diagnostic biomarker in the Paediatric Population at University Hospital Limerick over the last two years
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-epa.888
Abstract: Background The ‘pneumococcal urinary antigen protein’ assay is a commonly used, and widely accepted, aide in diagnosing pneumonia amongst adult patients. There is little evidence for its use in the paediatric population and it is… read more here.
Keywords: paediatric population; pneumococcal urinary; antigen protein; positive result ... See more keywords