Evaluation of the Strep A OIA® assay versus culture methods: Ability to detect different quantities of Group A Streptococcus

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 275-280

  Kuhn, Susan ^a   Davies, H Dele ^a,b,c   Katzko, Gary ^d   Jadavji, Taj ^a,b   Church, Deirdre L ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TECHNIQUE; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; PHARYNGITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0032764873     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(99)00027-9     Document Type: Article

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