Might Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen test be positive because of pneumococcal vaccine?

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Jan;56(1):170-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01451.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antigens, Bacterial / urine*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pneumococcal Infections / prevention & control*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / urine
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines / therapeutic use*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology*
  • Vaccination / methods

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines