Use of a multiplexed immunoassay for detection of serotype-specific Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen in pleural fluid and cerebrospinal fluid specimens

J Med Microbiol. 2011 Dec;60(Pt 12):1879-1881. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.034975-0. Epub 2011 Aug 11.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antigens, Bacterial / analysis
  • Antigens, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleural Effusion / microbiology*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / microbiology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial