Rapid antigen detection testing in diagnosing group A β-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 761-766

  Leung, Alexander K C ^a   Newman, Rachel ^b   Kumar, Ashir ^b   Davies, H Dele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; Culture; Group A streptococcus; Molecular diagnosis; Pharyngitis; Rapid; Rapid diagnosis; Sensitivity; Specificity; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN;

ABSENTEEISM; ANTIGEN DETECTION; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA PROBE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARYNGITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33749507979     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: 17448352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.6.5.761     Document Type: Review

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