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Liposome immunoassay for rapid identification of group A streptococci directly from throat swabs
M A Gerber1, M F Randolph, K K DeMeo
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06032.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|June 1, 1990
Abstract:
The Q Test Strep (Becton Dickinson and Co., Franklin Lakes, N.J.) is a new solid-phase liposome immunoassay for the rapid diagnosis of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis. Compared with blood agar plate cultures, the Q Test Strep had a sensitivity of 91%, a specificity of 83%, a positive predictive value of 88%, and a negative predictive value of 87%. Liposome technology can be used to facilitate the rapid diagnosis of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis.