Impact of technical training on rapid antigen detection tests (RADT) in group A streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 609-611

  Toepfner, N ^a,b   Henneke, P ^b   Berner, R ^a,b   Hufnagel, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A RAPID TEST; TONSILLOPHARYNGITIS;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 84877875041     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1783-7     Document Type: Article

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