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A 1.5 Hour Procedure for Identification of Enterococcus Species Directly from Blood Cultures
Published on: February 10, 2011
[Direct antigen detection for group A streptococcal pharyngitis: comparison of throat cultures and the direct antigen
G Söyletir1, B Ener, M Başaran
1Marmara Universitesi, Tip Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dali, Istanbul.
Abstract:
In this study, traditional throat culture results and direct antigen detection from throat swabs have been compared with respect to diagnosis of Group A Beta hemolytic streptococcal infections in children with acute pharyngitis who admitted to Marmara University Hospital Pediatrics Department. It has been found that direct antigen test has a sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 98%.
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