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Streptococcus pyogenes antigen in throat; Streptococcus group A antigen in throat

Indications: - evaluation of bacterial infection by group A Streptococcus* * Centor scoring system used for determining whether laboratory testing needed prior to therapy - patients who meet all 4 Centor criteria should be treated without laboratory testing met [3] Clinical significance: - specificity: 95%. - 5% of patients with negative test have group A streptococcal infection Methods: - immunoassay

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Streptococcus group A antigen; Streptococcus pyogenes antigen

References

  1. Dingle TC et al. Reflexive culture in adolescents and adults with group A streptococcal pharyngitis. Clin Infect Dis 2014 Sep 1; 59:643 PMID: 24867784 http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/59/5/643
  2. Strep Group A, Rapid Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 28903
  3. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015