Comparison of Alere i Strep A Rapid Molecular Assay With Rapid Antigen Testing and Culture in a Pediatric Outpatient Setting.
Conclusions: The Alere test is sufficiently sensitive and specific for definitive GAS testing in a pediatric urgent care setting. This implementation has enabled us to provide definitive patient results at the time of each patient encounter.
PMID: 29931106 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Clinical Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Weinzierl EP, Jerris RC, Gonzalez MD, Piccini JA, Rogers BB Tags: Am J Clin Pathol Source Type: research