Interpreting Assays for the Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Interlaboratory Comparison of Epstein-Barr Virus Viral Load Assays

(2009) J. K. Preiksaitis et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION

Severity of Pneumococcal Pneumonia Associated With Genomic Bacterial Load

(2009) Jordi Rello et al.   CHEST

Etiology of Community‐Acquired Pneumonia: Increased Microbiological Yield with New Diagnostic Methods

(2009) Niclas Johansson et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

(2009) Philipp Schuetz et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Quantification of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA in a Multicenter Study: Implications for Management of HCV Genotype 1-Infected Patients

(2009) G. Pisani et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA Load in Blood as a Marker of Infection in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

(2009) R. P. H. Peters et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections in Adults with Bacteremia and Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Clinical Comparison of Pneumococcal PCR and Urinary Antigen Detection

(2009) M. D. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Streptococcus pneumoniae Coinfection Is Correlated with the Severity of H1N1 Pandemic Influenza

(2009) Gustavo Palacios et al.   PLoS One

Biological Markers to Determine Eligibility in Trials for Community‐Acquired Pneumonia: A Focus on Procalcitonin

(2008) Michael S. Niederman   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Molecular Diagnostics for Detection of Bacterial and Viral Pathogens in Community‐Acquired Pneumonia

(2008) Frederick S. Nolte   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Novel Approaches to the Identification ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeas the Cause of Community‐Acquired Pneumonia

(2008) Keith P. Klugman et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Laboratory Diagnosis of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

(2008) L. B. Reller et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Identification of pneumococcal serotypes from culture-negative clinical specimens by novel real-time PCR

(2008) D. Tarragó et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Pneumococcal Surface Adhesin A (PsaA): A Review

(2008) Gowrisankar Rajam et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Feasibility of real-time polymerase chain reaction in whole blood to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae in patients with community-acquired pneumonia

(2008) Cordelia Kee et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Duplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Clinical Samples and Determination of Penicillin Susceptibility

(2008) K. A. Harris et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Molecular detection methods and serotyping performed directly on clinical samples improve diagnostic sensitivity and reveal increased incidence of invasive disease by Streptococcus pneumoniae in Italian children

(2008) C. Azzari et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Quantitative detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae from sputum samples with real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction for etiologic diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia

(2007) Niclas Johansson et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE