Rapid diagnostic tests for group a streptococcal pharyngitis: A meta-analysis

Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 771-781

  Lean, Wei Ling ^a   Arnup, Sarah ^b   Danchin, Margie ^a,c,d   Steer, Andrew C ^a,c,e  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit   (Australia)

^c Group A Streptococcal Research Group   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Group A streptococcus; Pharyngitis; Rapid test; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; STREPTOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE GROUP A;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA PROBE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHARYNGITIS; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84921985861     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1094     Document Type: Review

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