Spectrum and Inoculum Size Effect of a Rapid Antigen Detection Test for Group A Streptococcus in Children with Pharyngitis

BACKGROUND: The stability of the accuracy of a diagnostic test is critical to whether clinicians can rely on its result. We aimed to assess whether the performance of a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) for group A streptococcus (GAS) is affected by the clinical spectrum and/or bacterial inoculum...

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Autores principales: Cohen, Jérémie F., Chalumeau, Martin, Levy, Corinne, Bidet, Philippe, Thollot, Franck, Wollner, Alain, Bingen, Edouard, Cohen, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3387167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22768060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039085

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