Reliability of Rapid Strep A Test in Acute Tonsillopharyngitis

Upper respiratory tract infections form majority of patients who admit to ENT outpatient clinics. Differentiation of the pathogen agent either viral or bacterial is useful for decreasing treatment cost and unnecessary antibiotic use. Nowadays, there are a lot of rapid test techniques that can detect...

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Main Authors: Murat Uygur, Tayfun Kirazlı, Cem Bilgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2002-03-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access: http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/reliability-of-rapid-strep-a-test-in-acute-tonsill/43813