Evaluation of binax now Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen test in children in a community with a high carriage rate of pneumococcus

Richard A. Adegbola; Steven K. Obaro; Emmanuel Biney; Brian M. Greenwood

doi:10.1097/00006454-200107000-00018

Evaluation of binax now Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen test in children in a community with a high carriage rate of pneumococcus

Richard A. Adegbola, Steven K. Obaro, Emmanuel Biney, Brian M. Greenwood

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Abstract

Pneumococcal antigen was present in urine from 49 of 102 well Gambian children. Eighty-nine of the 102 were nasopharyngeal carriers of pneumococci. The positive predictive value for carriage was 96%, and the negative predictive value was 22%. The test is not useful for predicting etiology of disease in populations with a high rate of nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococci.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	718-719
Number of pages	2
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	20
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00006454-200107000-00018
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Binax NOW
Nasopharyngeal colonization
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Urinary antigen detection

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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