A false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in Streptococcus intermedius infection
An 83‐year‐old woman was admitted with empyema. Pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen testing on admission showed a positive result, but culture of pleural effusion yielded only Streptococcus intermedius. S. intermedius is a member of the anginosus group and a component of the regular flora of the oral...
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| author | Saeko Takahashi Takahiro Ishitsuka Kaoru Namatame Morio Nakamura |
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| description | An 83‐year‐old woman was admitted with empyema. Pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen testing on admission showed a positive result, but culture of pleural effusion yielded only Streptococcus intermedius. S. intermedius is a member of the anginosus group and a component of the regular flora of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract. As a human pathogen, this species has gained notoriety for abscess formation in the liver and brain but has also been reported recently as a major agent causing pulmonary abscesses or empyema, and the number of affected patients is increasing with the aging of society. We present the first case of a false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in empyema caused by S. intermedius. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-234883e273a1488e8824fcc137574d532022-12-21T18:38:56ZengWileyRespirology Case Reports2051-33802019-10-0177n/an/a10.1002/rcr2.466A false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in Streptococcus intermedius infectionSaeko Takahashi0Takahiro Ishitsuka1Kaoru Namatame2Morio Nakamura3Department of Pulmonary Medicine Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of General Internal Medicine Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of General Internal Medicine Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital Tokyo JapanDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital Tokyo JapanAn 83‐year‐old woman was admitted with empyema. Pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen testing on admission showed a positive result, but culture of pleural effusion yielded only Streptococcus intermedius. S. intermedius is a member of the anginosus group and a component of the regular flora of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract. As a human pathogen, this species has gained notoriety for abscess formation in the liver and brain but has also been reported recently as a major agent causing pulmonary abscesses or empyema, and the number of affected patients is increasing with the aging of society. We present the first case of a false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in empyema caused by S. intermedius.https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.466Empyemapneumococcal rapid urinary antigen testStreptococcus intermedius |
| spellingShingle | Saeko Takahashi Takahiro Ishitsuka Kaoru Namatame Morio Nakamura A false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in Streptococcus intermedius infection Respirology Case Reports Empyema pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test Streptococcus intermedius |
| title | A false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in Streptococcus intermedius infection |
| title_full | A false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in Streptococcus intermedius infection |
| title_fullStr | A false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in Streptococcus intermedius infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | A false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in Streptococcus intermedius infection |
| title_short | A false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in Streptococcus intermedius infection |
| title_sort | false positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in streptococcus intermedius infection |
| topic | Empyema pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test Streptococcus intermedius |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.466 |
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