What is it about?
Strep throat is a common infection that requires prompt medical attention to reduce symptoms and side effects. We evaluated a new DNA test that provides a more rapid and sensitive method to identify infected individuals than common methods currently In use.
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Why is it important?
Current rapid tests require more than a day to rule out Strep infection. This new method provides a definitive answer in less than one hour.
Perspectives
New methods such as the test we evaluated are more sensitive and much faster than technologies commonly in use today. They allow doctors to effectively treat patients in a more timely manner and reduce the overuse of common antibiotics.
Dr. Timothy S Uphoff
Marshfield Labs
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This page is a summary of: Multicenter Evaluation of the Solana Group A Streptococcus Assay: Comparison with Culture, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2016, ASM Journals,
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01268-16.
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