Management of group A Streptococcus pharyngitis with a second-generation rapid strep screen: Strep a OIA®

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 371-376

  Thomas Badgett, J ^a   Hesterberg, Lyndal K ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BioStar Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; IMMUNOASSAY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATIC FEVER; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0029768679     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1996.2.371     Document Type: Article

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