Use of swabs without transport media for the Gen-Probe Group A Strep Direct Test

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3207-3211

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

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GEN PROBE GROUP A STREP DIRECT TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; PHARYNX; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

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

EID: 3142692539     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.7.3207-3211.2004     Document Type: Article

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