Community-acquired pneumonia in the childhood: analysis of the diagnostic methods
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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Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
2007
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000200016 |
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