Comparison of LightCycler PCR, Rapid Antigen Immunoassay, and Culture for Detection of Group A Streptococci from Throat Swabs

J. R. Uhl; S. C. Adamson; E. A. Vetter; C. D. Schleck; W. S. Harmsen; L. K. Iverson; P. J. Santrach; N. K. Henry; F. R. Cockerill

doi:10.1128/JCM.41.1.242-249.2003

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.242-249.2003

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.1.242-249.2003

PubMed

12517855

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American Society for Microbiology Journals

History

Received June 13, 2002
Returned for modification August 12, 2002
Accepted October 17, 2002
Published online January 1, 2003.

Author Information

J. R. Uhl¹,
S. C. Adamson²,
E. A. Vetter¹,
C. D. Schleck³,
W. S. Harmsen³,
L. K. Iverson⁴,
P. J. Santrach⁴,
N. K. Henry⁵ and
F. R. Cockerill¹,⁶ *

¹Division of Clinical Microbiology
²Department of Family Medicine
³Department of Health Sciences Research
⁴Division of Specimen Collection and Hospital/Clinic Laboratories
⁵Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
⁶Division of Adult Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905

↵* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St., SW, Rochester, MN 55905. Phone: (507) 284-2901. Fax: (507) 284-4272. E-mail: Cockerill.Franklin{at}mayo.edu .

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