In vitro rapid detection test of the specific antigen of group A Streptococcus directly from throat swab specimens.
Advantages of the kits
- Rapid format (5′ only)
- Easy to use
- Easy to interpret
- Accurate
Compared to Culture method (n=756)
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(95% confidence interval) |
Specificity |
94.5% |
(92 to 96.3%) |
Sensitivity |
90.6% |
(86.2 to 93.7%) |
PPV |
89.9% |
(85.5 to 93.1%) |
NPV |
94.9% |
(92.4 to 96.6%) |
Accuracy |
93.1% |
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