Community acquired pneumonia in Malaysia: Is Streptococcus pneumoniae an important pathogen?

• Main Authors: M. T., Niazlin,, J., Farida,, B. Y., Andrea,, A. M., Roslina,, I., Ilina,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2015
• Subjects: Community Acquired Pneumonia; Immunochromathography; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Streptococcus Pneumonia
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8088; http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380644838_Niazlin%20et%20al.pdf

Previous data on etiological agents isolated from adult patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Malaysia has showed very low percentage of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Thus, we used immunochromatography test (ICT) and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in addition to conventional cul...