Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8737344 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2018 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
If a patient presents with symptoms of GAS pharyngitis after previous positive GAS PCR testing and treatment with appropriate antibiotics, it is reasonable to use PCR testing for GAS pharyngitis testing beginning one week after initial testing. Further studies are warranted to determine if this time frame can be applied to PCR testing used to detect other infections.
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Authors
Jason H. Homme, Corryn S. Greenwood, Lisa B. Cronk, Lisa M. Nyre, James R. Uhl, Amy L. Weaver, Robin Patel,