ArticleBMJ open2017
Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of PCR-based detection of
Article in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Acute Respiratory Tract Infections among Hospitalized Palestinian Patients (2011-2016): A Retrospective Study.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2021Article
- Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and other Mitis streptococci: importance of molecular methods.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2020Review
- A patient with a rapidly lethal pneumonia after a visit to a touristic area in rural Leon (Spain).Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2018Article
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Abstract
STUDY
designDetection and serotyping of
methodsActive surveillance for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalised adults was performed from December 2010 to 2013. Detection of pneumococcal CAP (CAP
resultsNP swab results were compared against CAP cases where all pneumococcal tests were performed (n=434), or where at least one test was performed (n=1616). CAP
conclusionsWhile further optimisation may be needed to increase the sensitivity of PCR-based detection, its high specificity suggests there is a value for pneumococcal surveillance. With many laboratories archiving specimens for influenza virus surveillance, this specimen type could provide a non-culture-based method for pneumococcal surveillance.
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