Comparison of two rapid Streptococcus pyogenesdiagnostic tests with a rigorous culture standard

Autor: GIESEKER, KAREN E., MACKENZIE, TODD, ROE, MARTHA H., TODD, JAMES K.
Zdroj: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; October 2002, Vol. 21 Issue: 10 p922-926, 5p
Abstrakt: Comparisons of rapid antigen tests for the diagnosis of Streptococcus pyogenespharyngitis are often made between published studies but may not be reliable given differences in study design, sampling and reference standard definitions. Tests are rarely compared against each other in a single study.
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