Evaluation of Copan swabs with liquid transport media for use in the Gen-Probe Group A Strep Direct Test

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2686-2689

  Bourbeau, Paul P ^a   Heiter, Barbara J ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GEN PROBE GROUP A STREPTOCOCCUS DIRECT TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0037842782     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2686-2689.2003     Document Type: Article

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