A prospective study of urinary pneumococcal antigen detection in healthy Karen mothers with high rates of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Detection of <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>C-polysaccharide in urine is a useful rapid diagnostic test for pneumococcal infections in adults. In young children, high rates of false positive results have been documente...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/108 |