Nanofluidic qPCR unable to detect and serotype Streptococcus pneumoniae in urine samples of hospitalized South African patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Pneumonia is a major cause of death among adults living with HIV in South Africa, but the etiology of many cases remains unknown. This study evaluated the utility of a nanofluidic qPCR assay to detect and serotype Streptococcus pneumoniae in urine samples from patients hospitalized with community-ac...

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 21332 - 6
Main Authors:	Olwagen, Courtney P., Jeche, Tariro R., Van Der Merwe, Lara, Nunes, Marta C., Madhi, Shabir A., Baillie, Vicky L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 04.12.2023 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	631/1647 631/326/41 692/699/255 Adult Antigens Blood culture Community-Acquired Infections - diagnosis Female HIV HIV Infections Hospitalization Human immunodeficiency virus Humanities and Social Sciences Humans Life Sciences Male Middle Aged multidisciplinary Pneumococcal Vaccines Pneumonia Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - diagnosis Retrospective Studies Science Science (multidisciplinary) Serogroup Serotypes South Africa - epidemiology Statistical analysis Streptococcus infections Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae - genetics Urine South Africa
ISSN:	2045-2322, 2045-2322
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