Diagnostic accuracy of QuickVue® Dipstick Strep A test and its effect on antibiotic prescribing in children in the United Arab Emirates

BACKGROUND: Unnecessary antibiotic prescription to patients with upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) has led to the increase in antibiotics resistant bacteria rates. In this study, we evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of QuickVue® Dipstick Strep A test (QV-SAT) in children presenting with acu...

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Autores principales: Safizadeh Shabestari, Seyed Ali, Malik, Zainab A., Al-Najjar, Fadil Y. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6844028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31711445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1761-7

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