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The Pneumococcus Urinary Antigen Test Kit: Use in the laboratory for the presumptive diagnosis of pneumococcal bacteraemia

Introduction: Culture remains the ‘gold standard' for diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteraemia. Time to definitive identification using culture is 24–48 hours, and prior antibiotic therapy, the ability of S. pneumoniae to self-autolyse and its fastidious nature can yield no growth on cultur...

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Main Author: Tootla, Hafsah Deepa
Other Authors: Bamford, Colleen
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Division of Medical Microbiology 2021
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