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  • Title: Pneumococcal antigens in sputa: ELISA for the detection of pneumococcal C-polysaccharide in sputa from pneumonia patients.
    Author: Krook A, Holmberg H.
    Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis; 1987 May; 7(1):73-5. PubMed ID: 3691035.
    Abstract:
    An improved ELISA, the LKB UltroBact Pneumococcus Kit detecting pneumococcal C-polysaccharide, has been tested. Sputum samples from 72 patients with community acquired pneumonia were included in the study. The sensitivity obtained was 96.1% and the specificity 92.6%. This ELISA might offer a useful diagnostic method in major clinical microbiologic laboratories for demonstrating Streptococcus pneumonia in sputa from patients with pneumonia.
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