A bedside assay to detect streptococcus pneumoniae in children with empyema

Background Empyema is a complication of pneumonia, commonly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Aims To validate the utility of an immunochromatographic test for the detection of S. pneumoniae antigen in the pleural fluid of children with empyema. Methods Empyema patients had blood and pleural fluid...

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Published in:	Pediatric pulmonology Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 179 - 183
Main Authors:	Strachan, Roxanne E., Cornelius, Anita, Gilbert, Gwendolyn L., Gulliver, Tanya, Martin, Andrew, McDonald, Tim, Nixon, Gillian M., Roseby, Rob, Ranganathan, Sarath, Selvadurai, Hiran, Smith, Greg, Soto-Martinez, Manuel, Suresh, Sadasivam, Teoh, Laurel, Thapa, Kiran, Wainwright, Claire E., Jaffé, Adam
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01-02-2011 Wiley-Liss
Subjects:	Adolescent Antigens, Bacterial - blood Antigens, Bacterial - genetics Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Empyema - diagnosis Empyema - immunology Empyema - microbiology Female General aspects Humans Infant Male Medical sciences N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase - analysis N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase - genetics N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase - immunology pediatric Pleural Effusion - immunology Pleural Effusion - microbiology pleural empyema Pneumococcal Infections - diagnosis Pneumococcal Infections - immunology Pneumology Point-of-Care Systems polymerase chain reaction Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Sensitivity and Specificity Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae - genetics Streptococcus pneumoniae - immunology Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification Human Pediatrics Streptococcus pneumoniae pediatric Assay Polymerase chain reaction Streptococcaceae Pleural empyema Bacteria Micrococcales Molecular biology Child Pneumology
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