Rapid detection of group a streptocuccal antigen with a new optical immunoassay

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 349-351

  Supon, Patrick A ^a,c   Tunnell, Sheila ^a   Greene, Michele ^a   Ostroff, Rachel M ^b  

^a FITZSIMONS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BioStar Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Group A Streptococcus; Group A Streptococcus detection; Optical immunoassay; Rapid antigen detection

Indexed keywords

STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORE THROAT; STANDARD; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031958725     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199804000-00019     Document Type: Article

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