[Comparative study between an easy coagglutination test and traditional cultures for the detection of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci in the oropharynx]

Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 1989 Mar-Apr;40(2):75-6.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The authors make a comparative study of the conventional culture media and a commercially available coagglutination test for detection of streptococcus beta-haemolyticus. They draw attention to the simplicity and quickness of the coagglutination test and to their high value of prediction.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Agglutination Tests*
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Pharyngitis / microbiology*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
  • Tonsillitis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic