Suitability of throat culture procedures for detection of group A streptococci and as reference standards for evaluation of streptococcal antigen detection kits.
Kellogg
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Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, York Hospital, Pennsylvania 17405.
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D012015:Reference Standards; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D003470:Culture Media