Apparent false positive detection of group a Streptococcus antigen resulting from pharyngeal infection with a nonhemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 672-674

  Rubin, Lorry G ^a   Mirkin, Gary S ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; Streptococcal pharyngitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0033929860     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200007000-00026     Document Type: Article

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