Detection of group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus employing three different detection methods: culture, rapid antigen detecting test, and molecular assay

Detection of group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus employing three different detection methods: culture, rapid antigen detecting test, and molecular assay

In order to study the prevalence of Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) pharyngotonsillitis in our pediatric population and to compare different sampling methods of GABHS detection, oropharyngeal swabs from 50 children with acute pharyngotonsillitis, between 1 and 12 years old, were used si...

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Main Authors:	Odimara Santos, Luc Louis Maurice Weckx, Antonio Carlos Campos Pignatari, Shirley Shizue Nagata Pignatari
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Acute pharyngotonsillitis GABHS laboratory detection
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000500003&lng=en&tlng=en

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