Open AccessThe utility of rapid antigen detection testing for the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis in low-resource settings
Author(s) -
Anne W. Rimoin,
Christa L. Fischer Walker,
Hala Hamza,
Nevine Elminawi,
Hadeer Abdel Ghafar,
Adriana Vince,
Antonia L. A. da Cunha,
Shamim Qazi,
Dace Gardovska,
Mark C. Steinhoff
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.2269
Subject(s) - pharyngitis , medicine , predictive value , throat culture , throat , outpatient clinic , positive predicative value , pediatrics , streptococcus , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics
To evaluate the utility of rapid antigen detection testing (RADT) for the diagnosis of group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis in pediatric outpatient clinics in four countries with varied socio-economic and geographic profiles.
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