Importance of inoculum size and sampling effect in rapid antigen detection for diagnosis of Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 279-281

  Kurtz, Bradley ^a   Kurtz, Michael ^b   Roe, Martha ^c   Todd, James ^c,d  

^a University of North Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^b Advanced Pediatric Associates   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CARBOHYDRATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0033987935     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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