Rapid Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Infection in PD Patients by Detection of the Streptococcus pneumoniae Antigen in the Peritoneal Effluent

Perit Dial Int. 2015 Dec;35(7):763-5. doi: 10.3747/pdi.2014.00226.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Bacterial / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / metabolism
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Dialysis*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / etiology
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial