Pneumococcal lower respiratory tract infections in adults: An observational case-control study in primary care in Belgium Epidemiology and research methodology in primary care
Background: Serious lower respiratory tract infections (SLRTIs), especially Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP)-related pneumonia cause considerable morbidity and mortality. Chest imaging, sputum and blood culture are not routinely obtained by general practitioners (GPs). Antibiotic therapy is usually started empirically. The BinaxNOW® and Urine Antigen Detection (UAD) assays have been developed respectively to detect a common antigen from all pneumococcal strains and the 13 pneumococcal serotypes present in the vaccine Prevenar 13® (PCV13). Methods: OPUS-B was a multicentre, prospective, case-contr... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015 |
Schlagwörter: | Hygiène et médecine générale / Belgium / BinaxNOW assay / General practitioner / Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) / Pneumonia / Primary care / Serotype-specific urine antigen detection assay / Streptococcus pneumoniae |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28538733 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/217644 |