Misdiagnosis Due to False-Positive Detection of Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen

INTRODUCTION: The detection of pneumococcal antigens in urine is an alternative to gram staining, and their culture is central to the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia. We present a case of the false-positive detection of urinary Streptococcus species pneumococcal antigen with a BinaxNOW test. Thi...

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Autores principales: Notomi, Kaori, Harada, Taku, Watari, Takashi, Hiroshige, Juichi, Shimizu, Taro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8900568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35265559
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2022_003198

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8900568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35265559
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2022_003198

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