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Comparison of two rapid streptococcal antigen detection assays with culture for diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis.

In this study, 801 pharyngeal specimens were cultured for group A streptococci and tested with the Biostar Strep A Optical Immunoassay (Strep A OIA). The respective sensitivities and specificities were as follows: culture, 97.1 and 100%; Strep A OIA, 91.5 and 94.8%. Of the 801 specimens, 597 were al...

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Main Authors: Heiter, B J, Bourbeau, P P
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1995
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC228180/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7615768
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