Role of rapid antigen detection test for the diagnosis of group-A β-hemolytic streptococcus in patients with pharyngotonsillitis;Papel do teste de detecção rápida do antígeno do estreptococcus β-hemolítico do grupo A em pacientes com faringoamigdalites

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-16

  Araujo Filho, Bernardo Cunha ^a,b,c   Imamura, Rui ^a   Sennes, Luiz Ubirajara ^a   Sakae, Flávio Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ORL Pela SBORL   (Brazil)

^c Rua Oscar Freire   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Group A hemolytic streptococcus, pharyngotonsillitis; Rapid antigen detection test

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33747404577     PISSN: 00347299     EISSN: 00347299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72992006000100003     Document Type: Article

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