Performance and practicality of a rapid molecular test for the diagnosis of Strep A pharyngitis in a remote Australian setting

Performance and practicality of a rapid molecular test for the diagnosis of Strep A pharyngitis in a remote Australian setting

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

• Author(s): Pickering, Janessa L., Barth, Dylan D., Bowen, Asha C.
• Published: 2020
• Volume: 103
• ISBN: 1476-1645 0002-9637

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Abstract: Over 5 days, 120 schoolchildren from two schools in the remote Kimberley region of Australia were screened for Strep A pharyngitis. Molecular point-of-care testing identified Strep A pharyngitis in 13/18 (72.2%) symptomatic children. The portability and feasibility of molecular point-of-care testing was highly practical for remote settings.

• Urls: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32901604, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7695100/
• Keywords: Australia/epidemiology, Child, Delivery of Health Care, Humans, Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques/*methods, Pilot Projects, Streptococcal Infections/*diagnosis/microbiology, Streptococcus pyogenes/*isolation & purification, Time Factors