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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...
Autores principales: | Lees, E.A., Ho, D.K.K., Guiver, M., Mankhambo, L.A., French, N., Carrol, ED |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2015
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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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