TY - JOUR
T1 - Binax NOW® Streptococcus pneumoniae test of middle ear fluid for detecting causative pathogens in children with acute otitis media
AU - Okitsu, Naohiro
AU - Yano, Hisakazu
AU - Ohshima, Hidetoshi
AU - Sagai, Shun
AU - Irimada, Mihoko
AU - Ohyama, Kenji
AU - Kobayashi, Toshimitsu
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant to promote hospital function from the Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization .
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - We investigated rapid diagnosis of acute otitis media, (AOM) with the Binax NOW® Streptococcus pneumoniae test kit. Middle ear fluid specimens were obtained from 38 children with AOM (mean age: 1.1. years). Binax NOW® demonstrated 100% sensitivity and 72% specificity, suggesting it is a useful auxiliary test for AOM.
AB - We investigated rapid diagnosis of acute otitis media, (AOM) with the Binax NOW® Streptococcus pneumoniae test kit. Middle ear fluid specimens were obtained from 38 children with AOM (mean age: 1.1. years). Binax NOW® demonstrated 100% sensitivity and 72% specificity, suggesting it is a useful auxiliary test for AOM.
KW - Acute otitis media
KW - Antimicrobial therapy
KW - Binax NOW®
KW - Diagnostic test
KW - Streptococcus pneumonia
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.11.011
DO - 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.11.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 21129418
AN - SCOPUS:79251636431
SN - 0167-7012
VL - 84
SP - 341
EP - 342
JO - Journal of Microbiological Methods
JF - Journal of Microbiological Methods
IS - 2
ER -