Fifteen-Minute Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes in Throat Swabs by Use of a Commercially Available Point-of-Care PCR Assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 815-

  Uhl, James R ^a   Patel, Robin ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION SYSTEM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHARYNX; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; PROCEDURES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTOR;

DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

HUMANS; PHARYNX; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84959511226     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03387-15     Document Type: Letter

References (1)

1. Uhl JR, Adamson SC, Vetter EA, Schleck CD, Harmsen WS, Iverson LK, Santrach PJ, Henry NK, Cockerill FR. 2003. Comparison of LightCycler PCR, rapid antigen immunoassay, and culture for detection of group A streptococci from throat swabs. J Clin Microbiol 41:242-249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.1.242-249.2003.