Rapid urinary antigen test for diagnosis of pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in adults
Marcos MA;Jiménez de Anta MT;de la Bellacasa JP;González J;Martínez E;García E;Mensa J;de Roux A;Torres A;;
The European respiratory journal2003Vol. 21pp. -
311
ma2003therapid
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is suspected to cause an important proportion of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) whose aetiology cannot be detected with conventional tests. In this study, the authors evaluated the diagnostic yield of a new immunochromatographic membrane test (ICT) for the detection of t …