Downes B A, Ellner P D
J Clin Microbiol. 1979 Nov;10(5):662-5. doi: 10.1128/jcm.10.5.662-665.1979.
The diagnostic value of counterimmunoelectrophoresis performed on sputum was compared with that of sputum culture. The detection of pneumococcal polysaccharide in sputum showed a better correlation with the presence of pneumococcal pneumonia than the recovery of pneumococci by culture. The authors conclude that sputum counterimmunoelectrophoresis can provide diagnostic guidance to physicians awaiting the results of sputum culture and aid in the interpretation of cultural findings.
对痰液进行对流免疫电泳的诊断价值与痰液培养的诊断价值进行了比较。与通过培养回收肺炎球菌相比,检测痰液中的肺炎球菌多糖与肺炎球菌肺炎的存在显示出更好的相关性。作者得出结论,痰液对流免疫电泳可为等待痰液培养结果的医生提供诊断指导,并有助于对培养结果的解释。