A new urinary antigen test score correlates with severity of pneumococcal pneumonia in children

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia in children. This study was designed to determine whether a newly designed urinary antigen test score correlated with severity of pneumococcal pneumonia in children. Methods: We recruited 119 children hospita...

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Main Authors: Ching-Fen Shen, Shih-Min Wang, Ching-Chuan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664611000258