Comparison of Binax NOW urine antigen test and pneumococcal DNA assay using qPCR before and after nasopharyngeal swabbing in healthy Malawian children

Diagnosis of invasive pneumococcal disease is challenging. We compared Binax NOW pneumococcal urinary antigen test with blood pneumococcal PCR in healthy Malawian children with and without pneumococcal carriage, and we found a high false-positive rate with Binax NOW. Blood pneumococcal PCR positivit...

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Autores principales: Lees, E.A., Ho, D.K.K., Guiver, M., Mankhambo, L.A., French, N., Carrol, ED
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2015.08.001

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2015.08.001

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