In vitro evaluation of five rapid antigen detection tests for group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal sore throat infections

Family Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 437-444

  Lasseter, Gemma M ^a   McNulty, Cliodna A M ^a   Richard Hobbs, F D ^b   Mant, David ^c   Little, Paul ^d   Barnett, Jane ^e   Delaney, Brendan ^e   Glasziou, Paul ^e   Hanson, Jessica ^e   Hawtin, Peter ^e   Kelly, Jo ^e   Leydon, Geraldine M ^e   McManus, Richard ^e   Moore, Mike ^e   Mullee, Mark ^e   Raftery, James ^e   Salter, Ros ^e   Smith, Sue ^e   Thomas, Tammy ^e   Tuck, Andy ^e   Williamson, Ian ^e   Wright, Lucy ^e   more..

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Drug resistance; Infectious diseases; Microbiology; Public health

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EUROPE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENERAL PRACTICE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RAPID ANTIGEN DETECTION TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; PHARYNGITIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 70450159221     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp054     Document Type: Article

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