Barnes R A, Jenkins P, Coakley W T
Department of Medical Microbiology and PHLS, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff.
Arch Dis Child. 1998 Jan;78(1):58-60. doi: 10.1136/adc.78.1.58.
Antigen detection in the urine and serum may be useful in the diagnosis of suspected meningococcal disease, especially after previous antibiotic treatment. Current test card procedures using commercial agglutination kits are often too insensitive to contribute to diagnosis. Diagnosis of meningococcal disease rose from 37% with the test card procedure to 74% following ultrasonic enhancement.
尿液和血清中的抗原检测可能有助于疑似脑膜炎球菌病的诊断,尤其是在先前接受过抗生素治疗之后。目前使用商用凝集试剂盒的检测卡程序通常灵敏度太低,无法对诊断提供帮助。脑膜炎球菌病的诊断率从使用检测卡程序时的37%提高到超声增强后的74%。