title: Comparison of the Inverness Medical Acceava Strep A test with the Genzyme OSOM and Quidel QuickVue Strep A tests.
abstract: Previous studies of the accuracy of rapid in-office tests for group A Streptococcus had disparate results, ranging from sensitivity of 70% to more than 90%. The sensitivity and specificity of 3 commercially available Strep A tests were determined in 2 private pediatric office settings. Acceava Strep A, Genzyme OSOM Strep A, and the Quidel QuickVue Strep A tests were the representative rapid tests for detection of Streptococcus pyogenes. Overnight culture on standard 5% sheep blood agar was the reference standard for this study. All 3 CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments)-waived tests had sensitivities and specificities that exceeded 95%.
authors: Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, VA, USA.
authors: Tanya
authors: T
authors: Rogo
authors: Richard H
authors: RH
authors: Schwartz
authors: David P
authors: DP
authors: Ascher
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D003470:Culture Media