Community-acquired pneumonia in the childhood: analysis of the diagnostic methods

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Henry I. Z. Requejo¹ 

[1] ,Adolfo Lutz InstituteSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Community-acquired pneumonia;    Streptococcus pneumoniae;    Haemophilus influenzae;    bacterial pneumonia;    immunological methods;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-86702007000200016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Immunological assays such as CIE, LA, and Dot-ELISA were compared in order to diagnose community-acquired pneumonia. Serum, pleural fluid and urine samples were comparatively employed for bacterial antigen detection. Dot-ELISA proved to be an original and practical alternative procedure for detecting bacterial polysaccharide antigens from pleural fluid and/or concentrated urine samples, providing a rapid diagnosis for pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

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