PMID: 2093836Jan 1, 1990Paper

Pneumococcal C and type polysaccharide detection in the concentrated urine of patients with bacteremia

Medical Microbiology and Immunology
K BrombergA Rodgers

Abstract

The C polysaccharide of Streptococcus pneumoniae was detected in the concentrated urine of 23 of 33 patients with pneumococcal bacteremia using latex agglutination. Type-specific polysaccharides were detected in the urine of 17 of these 33 patients including 4 patients lacking C polysaccharide in their urine. These 4 with the 23 detected above gave a total sensitivity of 82% (27/33). The concentrated urine from an additional 11 patients with other bacteremias were tested by C polysaccharide and type-specific reagents and were negative. C polysaccharide detection in the concentrated urine of patients may be helpful in the diagnosis of pneumococcal infections.

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Nov 30, 2000·Current Infectious Disease Reports·N H Steigbigel
Oct 25, 1996·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·H Smith
Sep 1, 1995·Journal of Clinical Pathology·S H GillespieK P McAdam
Sep 1, 1991·The Journal of Infection·M Farrington, D Rubenstein

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