Pharyngitis
Conditions
Keywords
Group A streptococcal pharyngitis, Rapid streptococcal test, Throat swab culture
Brief summary
Comparison of Immunochromatographic Test for rapid detection of group A streptococcal antigen with culture in Pediatric patients.
Detailed description
Throat swabbing by two port germ Amines agar (copan) swabs,then the swabs were randomly labeled as swab A and swab B.Swab A was processed for rapid streptococcal test and swab B was processed for culture in Colombia blood agar.All patients were followed up after 48-72 hours with the final culture results that ultimately determined the need to continue or discontinue treatment.
Interventions
PROCEDURERapid Immunochromatographic streptococcal test
Throat swab obtained for rapid strep test in addition to throat culture,in order to check the accuracy of Rapid Immunochromatographic streptococcal test in detection of streptococcal pharyngitis
Sponsors
Hamad Medical Corporation
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All patients presenting with the possible diagnosis of Bacterial pharyngitis,between 1-14 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who received antibiotics within two weeks from presentation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The ratio of true negative rapid immunochromatographic strep test when compared throat culture | upto 48 hours |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The ratio of true positive rapid immunochromatographic strep test when compared to throat culture | upto 48hours |
Countries
Qatar
Outcome results
None listed