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A false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in Streptococcus intermedius infection

An 83‐year‐old woman was admitted with empyema. Pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen testing on admission showed a positive result, but culture of pleural effusion yielded only Streptococcus intermedius. S. intermedius is a member of the anginosus group and a component of the regular flora of the oral...

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Autores principales: Takahashi, Saeko, Ishitsuka, Takahiro, Namatame, Kaoru, Nakamura, Morio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6669351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31388425
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.466

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