Open AccessApplication of a Pneumococcal Serotype-specific Urinary Antigen Detection Test for Identification of Pediatric Pneumonia in Burkina Faso
Author(s) -
Mamadou Bountogo,
Bintou Sanogo,
Michael W. Pride,
Qin Jiang,
Zakari Nikièma,
Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade,
Abdou Salam Ouédraogo,
Mark P. G. van der Linden,
Jennifer C. Moïsi,
Haoua Tall,
Alima T. Essoh,
Edouard Betsem,
Bradford D. Gessner,
Nicolas Méda
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000003065
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , serotype , carriage , streptococcus pneumoniae , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , pneumococcal vaccine , pneumococcal pneumonia , epidemiology , immunology , population , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics , environmental health , pathology
Serotype-specific diagnosis of pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in children under age 5 years would mark a major advancement for understanding pneumococcal epidemiology and supporting vaccine decision-making.