Apparent false positive detection of group a Streptococcus antigen resulting from pharyngeal infection with a nonhemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes.
Department of Pediatrics, Schneider Children's Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
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D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic