Store Mayo Clinic Family Health Book Advertisement Product News highlights new products of interest to our readers. These are not product endorsements, nor are they paid advertisements. Information and news releases furnished by the members of PR Newswire, who are responsible for their fact and content. Streptococcal pneumonia, the number one type of bacterial pneumonia in the US, strikes about a half million Americans each year and is most prevalent during the winter season. S. pneumoniae Urinary Antigen Test, the first and only self-contained urine test for streptococcal pneumonia, doctors can now accurately diagnose the disease in only 15 minutes and prescribe the right medication before the patient leaves the office.
Streptococcal pneumonia requires immediate and proper treatment with targeted antibiotics.
But, until now, doctors often prescribed antibiotics without testing for the disease, or had to wait more than a week for test results that were often inaccurate. Then, they can select the best antibiotics and prescribe them right away. Targeted antibiotics are also cheaper than the broad spectrum antibiotics. Antibiotics are rapidly losing their effectiveness. Parents often demand antibiotics because they want to 'do something fast' to help their child feel better.