Sensitivity of a Rapid Antigen Detection Test for Group A Streptococci in a Private Pediatric Office Setting: Answering the Red Book's Request for Validation

Pediatrics

Volumn 113, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 924-926

  Armengol, Carlos E ^a,b   Schlager, Theresa A ^a   Hendley, J Owen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville   (United States)

Author keywords

Group A hemolytic streptococci; Rapid antigen detection test

Indexed keywords

STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WINTER;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; PEDIATRICS; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 1842585985     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.4.924     Document Type: Article

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