Abstract
The Sofia Streptococcus pneumoniae FIA® test was prospectively evaluated in non-concentrated urine samples of 106 hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia. The test detected pneumococcal urinary antigen in 24/31 (77.4%) confirmed pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia episodes. The specificity of the test was 86.7% (92% after urine heating).
Keywords:
Community-acquired pneumonia; Pneumococcal urinary antigen; Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Antigens, Bacterial / immunology*
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Antigens, Bacterial / urine*
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Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
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Female
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Fluoroimmunoassay / instrumentation*
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Fluoroimmunoassay / methods
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / diagnosis*
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Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / microbiology
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Prospective Studies
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Serogroup
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*