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Comparison of Culture, Antigen Test, and Polymerase Chain Reaction for Pneumococcal Detection in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Children
BACKGROUND: Sensitivity of culture for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae is limited by prior antibiotic exposure. Immunochromatographic test (ICT) is highly sensitive and specific for pneumococcal antigen detection in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of meningitis cases. We determined the speci...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8409532/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34469562 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiab073 |