Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) pneumonia is often treated empirically as diagnosis is challenging because of the lack of a perfect test. Using BinaxNOW‐SP, a urinary antigen test, as an add‐on to standard cultures may not only increase diagnostic yield but also increase costs.

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在没有完善的参考测试的情况下评估新测试的准确性和经济价值。

肺炎链球菌（SP）肺炎通常由于缺乏完善的检测手段而难以诊断，因此往往凭经验进行治疗。使用BinaxNOW-SP（尿液抗原测试）作为标准培养的附加步骤，不仅可以提高诊断产量，还可以增加成本。