Accuracy of rapid strep testing in patients who have had recent streptococcal pharyngitis

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 261-265

  Sheeler, Robert D ^a   Houston, Margaret S ^a   Radke, Sharon ^a   Dale, Jane C ^a   Adamson, Steven C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN V; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; RELIABILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PHARYNGITIS; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UNITED STATES;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036634259     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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