Fifteen-Minute Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes in Throat Swabs by Use of a Commercially Available Point-of-Care PCR Assay

J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Mar;54(3):815. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03387-15. Epub 2016 Jan 13.

Authors

James R Uhl¹, Robin Patel²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
² Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA patel.robin@mayo.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Pharynx / microbiology
Point-of-Care Systems*
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
Streptococcus pyogenes / genetics*
Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
Time Factors

Substances

Reagent Kits, Diagnostic