High diagnostic accuracy of automated rapid Strep A test reduces antibiotic prescriptions for children in the United Arab Emirates

Abstract Background Diagnosis of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis in children is hindered by variable sensitivity of clinical criteria and rapid Strep A tests (SAT), resulting in reliance on throat cultures as the gold standard for diagnosis. Delays while awaiting culture reports result in un...

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Main Authors: Salama Bin Hendi (Author), Zainab A. Malik (Author), Amar Hassan Khamis (Author), Fadil Y. A. Al-Najjar (Author)
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Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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