Diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis by detection of Streptococcus pyogenes in posterior pharyngeal versus oral cavity specimens.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Carbohydrate antigen detection, nucleic acid probe detection, and bacterial culture are commonly used to confirm group A streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis. Compared to standard throat swab specimens, the sensitivities of these tests with mouth specimens are poor. When testing for GAS pharyngitis, the throat remains the optimum site for sampling.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Fox, JW; Marcon, MJ; Bonsu, BK
Published Date
- July 2006
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 44 / 7
Start / End Page
- 2593 - 2594
PubMed ID
- 16825390
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC1489465
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0095-1137
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1128/JCM.00797-06
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States