The BinaxNOW pneumococcal antigen test: An adjunct for diagnosis of pneumococcal bacteraemia

Background: Culture remains the diagnostic standard for Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteraemia but is limited by time to identification, prior antibiotics and bacterial autolysis. Culture-independent methods for detecting S. pneumoniae include PCR and antigen tests. We evaluated an antigen test on blo...

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Main Authors: Hafsah D. Tootla, Colleen Bamford, Chad M. Centner, Clinton Moodley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2021-04-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/244