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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Autores principales: Hasanuzzaman, Md, Saha, Senjuti, Malaker, Roly, Rahman, Hafizur, Sajib, Mohammad S I, Das, Rajib C, Islam, Maksuda, Hamer, Davidson H, Darmstadt, Gary L, Saha, Samir K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
Materias:
Laboratory Techniques for Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance
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

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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

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