Rapid antigen testing for group a streptococcus by DNA probe

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 65-69

  Heelan, Judith S ^a,b   Wilbur, Susan ^a   Depetris, Giovanni ^a   Letourneau, Cecile ^a  

^a MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA PROBE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0029879531     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(95)00275-8     Document Type: Article

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