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

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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 culture or smear diagnostic methods in adult patients with clinically diagnosed pneumonia were selected and analysed. The QUADAS-2 tool was used to assess the risk of bias, and a bivariate random effects model was applied to perform a meta-analysis of the selected studies.

RESULTS: A total of 2179 studies were screened, of which 30 met the eligibility criteria for quality assessment and meta-analysis. Overall, data from 12 366 patients, including 1548 patients (12.5%) with the target condition and suspected pneumococcal pneumonia, were included in the analysis. The overall quality of the included studies was determined to be serious. The calculated pooled sensitivity and specificity were of 0.66 (95% CI 0.62 to 0.69) and 0.90 (95% CI 0.85 to 0.93), respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: The urinary antigen test is useful for achieving a definitive diagnosis of S. pneumoniae infection in patients with pneumonia.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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BMJ open - 12(2022), 8 vom: 11. Aug., Seite e057216

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yasuo, Shunsuke [VerfasserIn]
Murata, Maki [VerfasserIn]
Nakagawa, Natsuki [VerfasserIn]
Kawasaki, Takeshi [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Takuo [VerfasserIn]
Ando, Koichi [VerfasserIn]
Okamori, Satoshi [VerfasserIn]
Okada, Yohei [VerfasserIn]
Japanese ARDS clinical practice guideline systematic review task force [VerfasserIn]

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Diagnostic microbiology
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Journal Article
MICROBIOLOGY
Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 15.08.2022

Date Revised 31.08.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057216

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NLM344720489