Diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia by psaA PCR analysis of lung aspirates from adult patients in Kenya
Scott JA;Marston EL;Hall AJ;Marsh K;;
Journal of clinical microbiology2003Vol. 41pp. -
372
ja2003journaldiagnosis
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 …