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Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen Testing in US Hospitals: Underutilized and Rarely Acted Upon
BACKGROUND: The IDSA guideline for CAP recommends Pneumococcal urinary antigen testing (UAT) in addition to blood and sputum cultures for patients with severe CAP. In controlled settings, UAT is 50–80% sensitive and >90% specific; however, its utility and performance on a large-scale in real-worl...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631861/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx162.042 |