Comparison of LightCycler PCR, Rapid Antigen Immunoassay, and Culture for Detection of Group A Streptococci from Throat Swabs

We compared the performance characteristics of a real-time PCR method, the LightCycler Strep-A assay (Roche Applied Science, Indianapolis, Ind.), to those of a rapid antigen immunoassay, the Directigen 1-2-3 Group A Strep Test kit (BD Diagnostic Systems, Sparks, Md.), and a standard culture method f...

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Udgivet i:	J Clin Microbiol
Principais autores:	Uhl, J. R., Adamson, S. C., Vetter, E. A., Schleck, C. D., Harmsen, W. S., Iverson, L. K., Santrach, P. J., Henry, N. K., Cockerill, F. R.
Format:	Artigo
Sprog:	Inglês
Udgivet:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2003
Fag:	Bacteriology
Online adgang:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC149598/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12517855/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.1.242-249.2003
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