Affiliation:
1. Department of Pathology, Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Cumberland, Maryland 21502.
Abstract
The Pacific Biotech CARD STREP A test for rapid screening of throat specimens for group A streptococci was evaluated. Relative to conventional culture, this assay had a sensitivity of 76.1% (108 of 142) and a specificity of 98.7% (392 of 397). The relatively low sensitivity of the test makes it of questionable value as a screening procedure.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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