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Novel urinary antigen test boosts S. pneumoniae CAP detection

Research published in the European Respiratory Journal shows that addition of a serotype-specific urinary antigen detection test to existing diagnostic methods can increase the detection of ...
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Usefulness of Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen test recommended in the management of community-acquired pneumonia in cancer patients.

Caregiving burden in head and neck cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text component.
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Fast, Accurate Urine Test for Pneumonia Possible, Study Finds

Doctors may soon be able to quickly and accurately diagnose the cause of pneumonialike symptoms by examining the chemicals found in a patient’s urine, suggests a new study led by UC Davis biochemist ...
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Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: Clinical Implications for the Empiric Treatment of Community-Acquired Respiratory Tract Infections

Readers are encouraged to respond to George Lundberg, MD, Editor of MedGenMed, for the editor's eye only or for possible publication via email: glundberg@medscape.net Disclosure: Stephen Brunton, MD, ...
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Efficacy of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) Versus That of 7-Valent PCV (PCV7) Against Nasopharyngeal Colonization of Antibiotic-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus ...

Background. Pediatrie respiratory infections caused by antibiotic-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae (ANSP) continue to present an important challenge, even after introduction of 7-valent ...
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Fast, accurate urine test for pneumonia possible, study finds

Biochemists have developed a urine test that can rapidly and accurately diagnose the cause of pneumonia-like symptoms. The test should enable doctors to quickly provide appropriate treatments for ...