کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3377432 1219984 2009 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The efficacy of high-dose penicillin for community-acquired pneumonia diagnosed by pneumococcal urine antigen test
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروبیولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی کاربردی
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The efficacy of high-dose penicillin for community-acquired pneumonia diagnosed by pneumococcal urine antigen test
چکیده انگلیسی

We analyzed the efficacy of both the Streptococcus pneumoniae urine antigen test as a quick diagnostic tool and the administration of high-dose penicillin in response to a positive S. pneumoniae urine antigen test. We conducted a retrospective analysis of 48 cases of pneumococcal pneumonia, in which the patients were treated with high-dose penicillin. All the cases were diagnosed by a positive urine antigen test. Treatment with high-dose penicillin was effective in 43 of the 48 patients. This treatment was also effective in 12 of 16 culture-confirmed cases with low susceptibility to penicillin. Eleven patients who were positive for the S. pneumoniae urine antigen test but culturenegative showed clinical improvement with high-dose penicillin. Pneumonia caused by S. pneumoniae appeared to be treated safely and effectively with high-dose penicillin based on positive results of the urine antigen test, as penicillin resistance was unlikely to be a problem.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy - Volume 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-112