Pneumococcal urinary antigen positivity in healthy colonized children: is it age dependent?

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Vančíková, Z. - Trojánek, M. - Žemličková, H. - Blechová, Z. - Motlová, J. - Matějková, J. - Nyč, O. - John, J. - Malý, Marek - Marešová, V.
Pneumococcal urinary antigen positivity in healthy colonized children: is it age dependent?
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift: the Middle European Journal of Medicine. Roč. 125, 17-18 (2013), s. 495-500. ISSN 0043-5325. E-ISSN 1613-7671
Klíčová slova: community-acquired pneumonia * streptococcus-pneumoniae * haemophilus-influenzae * pediatric-patients * diagnosis * carriage * adults * binax * care * infections * Streptococcus pneumoniae * Pneumococcal C-polysaccharide * Diagnostic tests * Pneumonia * Pediatrics
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Pneumococcal urinary antigen test is a valuable tool for diagnosing pneumococcal pneumonia and meningitis in adults. Its use in children is generally not accepted because of nonspecificity at this age. It is frequently positive in asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriers.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0274117