Clinical Impact of a Rapid Streptococcal Antigen Test on Antibiotic Use in Adult Patients

Adult pharyngitis is rarely attributable to group A streptococci. Utilization of a rapid streptococcal antigen test (RADT) may improve appropriate prescribing for bacterial pharyngitis. Clinic 1 performed RADTs with subsequent Group A DNA probe test (GADNA) from November 2014-March 2015 and November...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2018-08, Vol.91 (4), p.339-344
Hauptverfasser:	Dodd, Monique, Adolphe, Allen, Parada, Alisha, Brett, Meghan, Culbreath, Karissa, Mercier, Renée-Claude
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents - standards Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use antibiotics Antigens, Bacterial - immunology antimicrobial stewardship Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods Diagnostic Tests, Routine - standards DNA probe Early Diagnosis Female group A streptococcal Humans Immunologic Tests - methods Inappropriate Prescribing - prevention & control Inappropriate Prescribing - statistics & numerical data Male Middle Aged Molecular Diagnostic Techniques pharyngitis Pharyngitis - diagnosis Pharyngitis - drug therapy Pharyngitis - microbiology RADT Sensitivity and Specificity Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy Streptococcal Infections - microbiology Streptococcus pyogenes - immunology Streptococcus pyogenes - isolation & purification
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