The office-based blood agar plate culture was more sensitive than the rapid antigen detection test for detecting pharyngitis

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2009

Authors

Kljakovic, M.

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BMJ Publishing Group

Abstract

In children and adolescents suspected of having acute pharyngitis caused by group A streptococcus (GAS), are office-based rapid antigen detection tests (RADTs) more sensitive than office-based blood agar plate cultures (BAPs)?

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Keywords: agar; antigen detection; comparative study; culture medium; diagnostic value; nonhuman; note; outcome assessment; pharyngitis; rapid antigen detection test; screening; sensitivity and specificity; streptococcal pharyngitis; Streptococcus group A

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/100211

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ANU Research Publications

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Evidence-Based Medicine

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Journal article

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10.1136/ebm.14.6.183

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