Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Automated Aries Group A Strep PCR Assay from Throat Swabs
Author(s) -
Neena Kanwar,
Justin Crawford,
C. Ulen,
Timothy S. Uphoff,
Jennifer Dien Bard,
R. Dunn,
A. Drain,
Rangaraj Selvarangan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01482-18
Subject(s) - pharyngitis , throat , streptococcus , group a , streptococcus pyogenes , antibiotics , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , throat culture , multicenter study , streptococcal infections , biology , bacteria , surgery , randomized controlled trial , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
Group AStreptococcus (GAS) is one of the leading causes of bacterial pharyngitis. Early GAS diagnosis is critical for appropriate antibiotic administration that reduces the risk of GAS sequelae and limits spread of the infection.
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