Comparative reliability of clinical, culture, and antigen detection methods for the diagnosis of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis

Pediatr Ann. 1992 Dec;21(12):798-805. doi: 10.3928/0090-4481-19921201-05.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Bacterial / analysis
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • False Negative Reactions
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Humans
  • Latex Fixation Tests
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Pharyngitis / diagnosis*
  • Pharyngitis / microbiology
  • Pharynx / microbiology
  • Risk
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes* / immunology
  • Streptococcus pyogenes* / isolation & purification
  • Tonsillitis / diagnosis*
  • Tonsillitis / microbiology

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Penicillins