Andreo F, Domínguez J, Ruiz-Manzano J, Prat C, Blanco S, Lores L, Sánchez M D, Latorre I, Giménez M, Ausina V
Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital de Sant Boi, Barcelona, Spain.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2006 Jul;12(7):682-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01484.x.
This study investigated the utility of an immunochromatographic test (ICT) for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae antigens in pleural fluid. Antigen was detected in 15 of 19 (79%) patients with pneumococcal pneumonia. The ICT was always negative in patients with non-pneumococcal pneumonia, but was positive in three cases with a non-infectious aetiology. In patients with pneumonia for which no pathogen was identified, antigen was detected in one of 24 pleural fluids tested. The ICT can be a valuable tool for the management of pneumonia because it can detect pneumococcal antigen in pleural effusion samples.
本研究调查了免疫层析试验（ICT）在检测胸腔积液中肺炎链球菌抗原方面的效用。19例肺炎球菌肺炎患者中有15例（79%）检测到抗原。ICT在非肺炎球菌肺炎患者中始终为阴性，但在3例非感染性病因患者中呈阳性。在未鉴定出病原体的肺炎患者中，24份检测的胸腔积液中有1份检测到抗原。ICT可为肺炎的管理提供有价值的工具，因为它可在胸腔积液样本中检测到肺炎球菌抗原。
