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Improved Diagnostic Performance of an Immunofluorescence-based Rapid Antigen Detection Test for Group A Streptococci in Children With Pharyngitis |
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Published in | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2018, vol. 37, no. 3, p. 206-211 | |
Abstract | Accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment of group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis are important to prevent complications. Most available rapid antigen detection tests (RADTs) have shown excellent specificity but often lack sensitivity. Our objective was to compare the diagnostic performances of a new fluorescence-based immunoassay and a classic immunochromatographic RADT using standard throat culture or polymerase chain reaction as references. | |
Keywords | Adolescent — Antigens — Bacterial — Child — Child — Preschool — Female — Fluorescent Antibody Technique/methods — Humans — Male — Pharyngitis/diagnosis/immunology/microbiology — Prevalence — Prospective Studies — Reproducibility of Results — Sensitivity and Specificity — Streptococcal Infections/diagnosis/epidemiology/immunology/microbiology — Streptococcus pyogenes/immunology — Streptococcal — Group A streptococci — Pharyngitis — Children — Rapid antigen detection test | |
Identifiers | PMID: 29135828 | |
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Research group | Etiologie des pneumonies et marqueurs inflammatoires chez l'enfant fébrile (183) | |
Citation (ISO format) | LACROIX, Laurence Elisabeth et al. Improved Diagnostic Performance of an Immunofluorescence-based Rapid Antigen Detection Test for Group A Streptococci in Children With Pharyngitis. In: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2018, vol. 37, n° 3, p. 206-211. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001825 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:128380 |