Optical immunoassay test for group A β-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis: An office-based, multicenter investigation

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 899-903

  Gerber, Michael A ^a,b   Tanz, Robert R ^c,d   Kabat, William ^d   Dennis, Elizabeth ^d   Bell, Gillian L ^a   Kaplan, Edward L ^e   Shulman, Stanford T ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Farmington   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0030981375     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.11.899     Document Type: Article

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