We compared the performance of STANDARD F S. pneumoniae Ag FIA with that of BinaxNOW S. pneumoniae Antigen Card using 206 urine samples. The performance of STANDARD F was highly comparable to that of BinaxNOW. STANDARD F assay could be a valuable tool for diagnosis of invasive pneumococcal disease.
Keywords: BinaxNOW; STANDARD F; Streptococcus pneumoniae; pneumococcus; urinary antigen test.
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