Urinary detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen for diagnosis of pneumonia

New Microbiol. 2002 Apr;25(2):259-63.

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of most common causes of community-acquired pneumonia. We evaluated a newly available rapid immunochromatographic test to detect S. pneumoniae in urine samples verifying its importance in the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia. Our data, obtained from 104 patients with community-acquired pneumonia, show that Now S. pneumoniae Urinary Test is characterized by a sensitivity value of 77.7%, a specifity of 98.8%: positive and negative predictive values are 93.3% and 95.5%, respectively. In conclusion, Now S. pneumoniae Urinary Test should be a useful test to establish the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antigens, Bacterial / urine*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / microbiology
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic