Performance of the tandem ICON strep Aยฎ
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James A. Kellogg; David A. Bankert; John S. Levisky
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Article
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1988
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The Tandem ICON Strep A@ (TISA; Hybritech, Inc.) was compared to culture for detection of group A streptococci, using throat swabs obtained from patients with symptoms of pharyngitis. Each swab was first inoculated to a 5% sheep blood agar plate and then tested for streptococcal antigen using the TI