Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10029132 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2005 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
The diagnosis of infection with S. pneumoniae is very dependent on whether or not recent (within 2-4 weeks) or immediate (within 48 hours) antibiotic treatment has been given prior to microbiological sampling of patients. The results suggest an optimized diagnostic strategy with, if possible, sampling for culture prior to antibiotic treatment, while sampling for pneumococcal antigens should wait 24-48 hours for antibiotic treatment.
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