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Comparison of Two Rapid Antigen Detection Tests for Diagnosis of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngotonsillitis  

Song, Seung Kyu (Department of Pediatrics, Hanil General Hospital)
Hong, Mi Ae (Department of Pediatrics, Hanil General Hospital)
Oh, Kyung Chang (Department of Pediatrics, Hanil General Hospital)
Ahn, Seung In (Department of Pediatrics, Hanil General Hospital)
Tae, Mi Hyon (Department of Pediatrics, Hanil General Hospital)
Shin, Hye Jung (Department of Pediatrics, Hanil General Hospital)
Chang, Jin Keun (Department of Pediatrics, Hanil General Hospital)
Cha, Sung Ho (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.45, no.8, 2002 , pp. 973-979 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : Recently, a number of rapid antigen detection tests have been available to diagnose group A streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis. The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity, specificity and consistency of the two rapid antigen detection tests. Methods : Among the patients who visited our clinic from November 2001 to February 2002, 61 patients who had clinical findings of pharyngeal erythema or edema, pharyngeal exudates and soft palatine petechiae were enrolled in our study. A total of 61 patients were tested with rapid antigen detection tests and throat culture. BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A(Becton, Dickinson & Company, U.S.A.) and $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-Line^{TM}$(Quidel Corporation, U.S.A.) were selected for rapid antigen detection tests. Results : Of the 61 patients tested, 22 patients were confirmed as group A streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis by throat culture. The BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A had a sensitivity of 81.8% and a specificity 89.7%. The positive and negative predictive values were 81.8% and 89.7%, respectively. The $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-Line^{TM}$ had a sensitivity of 77.3% and a specificity of 100%. The positive and negative predictive values were 100% and 88.6%, respectively. The kappa values of BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A and $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-Line^{TM}$ were 0.72 and 0.81, respectively. Conclusion : In addition to high sensitivity, specificity and consistency, both kits are easy to use and simple to interpret, and therefore have the potential to be used with backup throat culture for diagnosis of acute pharyngotonsillitis.
Keywords
Group A ${\beta}-hemolytic$ streptococcus; Acute pharyngotonsillitis; Rapid antigen detection tests;
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