Diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis by detection of Streptococcus pyogenes in posterior pharyngeal versus oral cavity specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2593-2594

  Fox, James W ^a   Marcon, Mario J ^a   Bonsu, Bema K ^a  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN; NUCLEIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MOUTH; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

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

EID: 33746211149     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00797-06     Document Type: Article

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