A novel method for rapid detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen in sputum and its application in adult respiratory tract infections
A novel method for rapid detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen in sputum and its application in adult respiratory tract infections
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DOI:
10.1099/jmm.0.47793-0
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发表时间:
2008-07-01
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3
通讯作者:
Kohn, Shigeru
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作者:
Ehara, Naomi;Fukushima, Kiyoyasu;Kohn, Shigeru
A highly sensitive immunochromatography test kit, ODKO501, was developed using specific polyclonal antibodies against the C-polysaccharide moiety of Streptococcus pneumoniae for the rapid detection of S. pneumoniae antigen in sputum samples. The clinical utility of ODKO501 for this detection was evaluated prospectively in 52 adult patients with respiratory infections and compared with that of a urinary antigen detection kit. Overall, 21 patients (40.4%) showed positive results with ODKO501, compared with 16 patients (30.8 %) using the urinary antigen detection kit, and S. pneumoniae was cultured from 18 patients. ODKO501 and the urinary antigen detection kit exhibited a sensitivity of 94.4 and 55.6% (P