Included were all patients 13 years and older who between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2011 had a negative RADT and a positive GAS culture. It is the policy of both microbiology labs in the study that all negative RADTs be reflexively followed by a backup throat culture. Subjects were ...
In the hospital, should the rapid test be negative, in a patient who is at risk for complication from a strep infection, and the health care provider has a high index of suspicion that a strep infection may still be present, a throat culture may be ordered. What do rapid strep test res...
Viridans group streptococci (36 stock strains and 167 single patient blood culture isolates) were assessed using API Rapid Strep, Baxter MicroScan Rapid Pos ID Panel, BBL Minitek Differential Identification System, IDS RapID STR System, and Vitek GPI methods. Identification data obtained with these sy...
Use of a high-sensitivity rapid strep test without culture confirmation of negative results: 2 years' experience. BACKGROUND: Optimal diagnostic management of patients with pharyngitis is controversial. In our study, we compared streptococcal complication rates at a la... KH Webb,CA Needham,SR Kurt...
A positive rapid strep test means you have strep throat. A negative rapid test indicates that you probably do not have strep throat. However, a throat culture may be performed to confirm the results if your healthcare provider still suspects strep, especially among children and teens. A throat...
Photomicrograph of a Gram-stained culture of Clostridium feseri, bacteria (blue). The poorly stained round structures are endospores.(Source, a public domain image from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention.) Clostridia Veillonellaceae Veillonella (genus) Species in Genus Veillonella are...
so strep throat wasn't out of the question. The doctor on duty did a rapid strep test this morning and it came back negative for the bacteria. She had a simple case of pharyngitis, not an infection. The doctor prescribed some antibiotics and told her to gargle with warm salt water occas...
Capilia™ Strep A: Rapid and Reliable Detection of Group A Streptococcal Infections In the realm of infectious diseases, group A streptococcal (GAS) infections pose a significant public health concern. These infections, caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes, can manifest in various forms, ...
Genome Sequence of Streptomyces violaceusniger Strain SPC6, a Halotolerant Streptomycete That Exhibits Rapid Growth and Development. Streptomyces violaceusniger strain SPC6 is a halotolerant streptomycete isolated from the Linze desert in China. The strain has a very high growth rate and... ...
Objectives: To evaluate the performance of the Rapid ID 32 Strep system in the hands of clinical microbiologists without expert knowledge of streptococci or enterococci.Methods: One hundred and twenty-two strains of streptococci and enterococci conventionally identified in a reference laboratory were sent...