Operator Influence on Blinded Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Antigen Testing for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis

Background. Acute pharyngitis caused by Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a common presentation to pediatric emergency departments (ED). Diagnosis with conventional throat culture requires 18–24 hours, which prevents point-of-care treatment decisions. Rapid antigen detection tests (RADT) are faster, bu...

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Autores principales: Penney, Carla, Porter, Robert, O'Brien, Mary, Daley, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27579047
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1710561

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27579047
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1710561

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