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Evaluation of four methods for the detection of streptococcal group A antigen directly from throat swabs
C Betriu1, F de la Torre, P Muñoz
1Hospital Universitario de San Carlos, Servicio de Microbiología Clínica, Madrid, Spain.
Microbiologia (Madrid, Spain)
|December 1, 1988
Abstract:
We have compared the sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility of four rapid tests for the detection of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci antigen directly from a throat swab. The four methods were very specific, all of them offered reproductibility and surpassed conventional culture in speed and simplicity.