Usefulness of PCR and Antigen Latex Agglutination Test with Samples Obtained by Transthoracic Needle Aspiration for Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia

In a large number of cases, the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is not established. Some cases are probably caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Transthoracic needle aspiration (TNA) culture has a limited sensitivity which might be improved by antigen detection or gene amplification te...

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Veröffentlicht in:	J Clin Microbiol
Hauptverfasser:	García, Amparo, Rosón, Beatriz, Pérez, José Luis, Verdaguer, Ricard, Dorca, Jordi, Carratalà, Jordi, Casanova, Aurora, Manresa, Frederic, Gudiol, Francesc
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1999
Schlagworte:	Bacteriology
Online-Zugang:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC84531/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9986837/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.37.3.709-714.1999
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