Diagnostic accuracy of urinary antigen tests for pneumococcal pneumonia among patients with acute respiratory failure suspected pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Urinary antigen tests have been used for the rapid identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in patients with pneumonia, thereby leading to earlier targeted therapy than when using conventional diagnostic culture methods. This study aimed to update the knowledge on the diagnostic accuracy of urinary antigen tests for S. pneumoniae among patients with acute respiratory failure suspected of pneumonia based on a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

A systematic search was performed using MEDLINE and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for studies published up to 3 June 2020. Prospective and retrospective cohort studies (in English) that reported on the diagnostic performance of urinary antigen tests versus cu

SUBMITTER: Yasuo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9379505 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature