Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2001 · 195 citations · 9 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesPediatricsDiagnostic MicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesBacterial InfectionsInfectious Disease ScreeningPulmonary InfectionsRespiratory InfectionsRespiratory Pathogen DiagnosticsRespiratory Tract InfectionsAssayAssay SensitivityAssay SpecificityChildhood Pneumonia EpidemiologyInterpretation Of Test ResultsPneumococcal DiseasePneumonia Diagnosis
In our evaluation of a new assay for the detection of pneumococcal antigen in urine (Binax NOW; Binax), the test result was no more likely to be positive among 88 children with radiographically confirmed pneumonia than among 198 control subjects; however, it was significantly more likely to be positive among children who were nasopharyngeal carriers of pneumococci. This test is not likely to be useful for distinguishing children with pneumococcal pneumonia from those who are merely colonized.
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