Diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of group a streptococcal pharyngitis in children in a primary care setting: impact of point-of-care polymerase chain reaction

• Main Authors: Arundhati Rao (Author), Bradley Berg (Author), Theresa Quezada (Author), Robert Fader (Author), Kimberly Walker (Author), Shaowu Tang (Author), Ula Cowen (Author), Dana Duncan (Author), Joanna Sickler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To compare the sensitivity and specificity of the recommended 2-step rapid antigen detection test (RADT) with confirmatory culture vs the point-of-care (POC) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Roche cobas® Liat® Strep A test for detection of group A Streptococcus (GAS) in pediatric...