Polymerase chain reaction for Streptococcus pyogenes used to evaluate an optical immunoassay for the detection of group A streptococci in children with pharyngitis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 748-753

  Kaltwasser, Gustavo ^b   Diego, Jorge ^a   Welby Sellenriek, Patricia L ^a   Ferrett, Rhonda ^a   Caparon, Michael ^a   Storch, Gregory A ^a,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group A Streptococcus; Optical immunoassay; Polymerase chain reaction; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; PHARYNGITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0030757164     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199708000-00004     Document Type: Article

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