Urinary excretion of pneumococcal cell wall polysaccharide in children

被引：15

作者：

Faden, H ^{[1
]}

Heimerl, M

Varma, C

Goodman, G

Winkelstein, P

机构：

[1] SUNY Buffalo, Dept Pediat, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA

[2] Childrens Hosp, Buffalo, NY 14222 USA

来源：

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL | 2002年 / 21卷 / 08期

关键词：

Streptococcus pneumoniae; pneumococcus; nasopharyngeal colonization; otitis media; pneumonia; antigen detection; cell wall polysaccharide;

D O I：

10.1097/00006454-200208000-00020

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

The urinary excretion of the cell wall polysaccharide of Streptococcus pneumoniae was studied in 92 children with the NOW test. Cell wall polysaccharide was detected in 65% of pneumococcal carriers and in 10% of noncarriers. Excretion rates were similar in healthy children and in children with acute otitis media. The high rate of antigen excretion among nonill carriers suggests that colonization is a major source of urinary antigen in children.

引用

页码：791 / 793

页数：3

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