Which is the best method to trace group A streptococci in sore throat patients: Culture or GAS antigen test?

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 233-238

  Lindbæk, Morten ^a   Høiby, Ernst Arne ^b   Lermark, Gro ^b   Steinsholt, Inger Marie ^a,c   Hjortdahl, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c Legekontoret   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antigen detection test; Culture; General practice; Group A streptococci

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A ANTIGEN DETECTION TEST; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 10044288292     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430410006675     Document Type: Article

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