METHOD FOR DETERMINING SEVERITY OF PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA

摘要

Provided is a method that can determine the severity of pneumococcal pneumonia more objectively and rapidly using patient blood. The method for determining the severity of pneumococcal pneumonia uses as indicators the presence/absence of pneumococcal antigens in blood sampled from the patient, and at least one biochemical assay value selected from the in-blood C-reactive protein concentration (CRP), the white blood cell count (WBC), and the blood urea nitrogen concentration (BUN).