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Urinary antigen testing for pneumococcal pneumonia: is there evidence to make its use uncommon in clinical practice?
Microbiological confirmation of pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae remains challenging as culture from blood or pleural fluid is positive in only 15–30% cases. It was hoped that a commercially available urine antigen test would improve diagnosis and consequently patient care, with improved...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6955439/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31956656 http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00223-2019 |