Comparison of Antigen Screening Test and Culture in Throat Swab Specimens

We compared the throat culture results with thase of the rapid test, based on the sandwich immunoassay developed to detect the group A streptococcus antigen in throat. Two swabs were taken from 174 patients; one for culture and the other for rapid antigen detection test. Sensitivity, specificity, po...

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Main Authors: Aynur EREN TOPKAYA, Serap UYSAL, Candan BOZOK JOHANSSON
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2003-12-01
Series:Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2003-8-4-287-290.pdf