Reliability of two rapid streptococcal-A-antigen detection assays;Zuverlässigkeit und praxis-tauglichkeit von 2 streptokokken-A-schnelltests

HNO

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 806-812

  Schmuziger, N ^a   Schneider, S ^b   Frei, R ^b  

^a HNO Universitatsklinik   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Optical immunoassay; Rapid streptococcal A antigen detection assay; Strep A OIA MAX; Strep A Plus; Streptococcal pharyngitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHARYNGITIS; RELIABILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0142074880     PISSN: 00176192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00106-003-0816-z     Document Type: Article

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