Rapid Streptococcal Tests
| Autor: | S. DUBOSE RAVENEL, GREGORY CARL ELLIS, WILLIAM N. MICHAL |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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| Zdroj: | Pediatrics. 97:288-288 |
| ISSN: | 1098-4275 0031-4005 |
| DOI: | 10.1542/peds.97.2.288 |
| Popis: | Roddey et al have reported an important study on the sensitivity and specificity of the Strep A OIA test compared with two culture techniques—5% sheep blood agar and Todd-Hewitt broth—in an office practice setting. They found the sensitivity and specificity of OIA as compared with sheep blood culture to be 91.4% and 95.6%, and compared with the broth method, 90.4% and 94.1%, respectively. They conclude that the OIA method is preferable for the majority of their patients, but recommend a throat culture be performed in cases with a negative OIA test. |
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