Assessment of the Binax NOW Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen test in children with nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage.

Hamer, Davidson H; Egas, Josefina; Estrella, Bertha; MacLeod, William B; Griffiths, Jeffrey K; Sempértegui, Fernando

Hamer, Davidson H; Egas, Josefina; Estrella, Bertha; MacLeod, William B; Griffiths, Jeffrey K; Sempértegui, Fernando.

Affiliation

Hamer DH; Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, New England Medical Center, and Center for International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. dhamer@lifespan.org

Clin Infect Dis ; 34(7): 1025-8, 2002 Apr 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11880971

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Antigens, Bacterial/urine; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification; Carrier State/epidemiology; Carrier State/microbiology; Child, Preschool; False Positive Reactions; Humans; Infant; Nasopharyngeal Diseases/microbiology; Sensitivity and Specificity

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Antigens, Bacterial Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies Limits: Child, preschool / Humans / Infant Language: En Journal: Clin Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2002 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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