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Evaluation of the BinaxNOW registered Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen test on fresh, frozen and concentrated urine samples in elderly patients with and without community-acquired pneumonia
We evaluated the BinaxNOW registered urine antigen test in elderly. For fresh un-concentrated urine samples, the sensitivity for pneumococcal pneumonia was 63% and specificity 97%. After freezing and concentration, the results comparable to positive control line in intensity at 60min gave high sensi...
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Published in: | Journal of microbiological methods 2016-02, Vol.121, p.24-26 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | We evaluated the BinaxNOW registered urine antigen test in elderly. For fresh un-concentrated urine samples, the sensitivity for pneumococcal pneumonia was 63% and specificity 97%. After freezing and concentration, the results comparable to positive control line in intensity at 60min gave high sensitivity (81%) with no loss in specificity (96%). |
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ISSN: | 0167-7012 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.12.007 |