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Strep throat - Diagnosis | | Strep throat - Diagnosis: Encyclopedia II - Strep throat - Diagnosis | | The throat of the patient is swabbed for culture or for a rapid strep test (5 to 10 min) which can be done in the doctor's office. A rapid test tests for the presence of typical bacterial antigens in the swab, which are detected by specific antibodies provided in the kit. If the rapid test is negative (=normal), a follow-up culture (which takes 24 to 48 h) may be performed. A negative culture suggests a viral infection, in which case antibiotic tre ...
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| | | Strep throat: Encyclopedia II - Strep throat - Diagnosis
Strep throat - Diagnosis
The throat of the patient is swabbed for culture or for a rapid strep test (5 to 10 min) which can be done in the doctor's office. A rapid test tests for the presence of typical bacterial antigens in the swab, which are detected by specific antibodies provided in the kit. If the rapid test is negative (=normal), a follow-up culture (which takes 24 to 48 h) may be performed. A negative culture suggests a viral infection, in which case antibiotic treatment should be withheld or discontinued.
In the UK, rapid strep testing is not available to general practitioners and a clinical decision must be made whether to treat, whilst awaiting upto 7 days for a swab result to be reported. This is criticized for encouraging overuse of antibiotics (see antibiotic resistance).
Other related archivesErythromycin, Group A streptococcal infection, Incubation period, Nausea, Streptococcal, Tonsillitis, UK, abdominal, allergic, amoxicillin, antibiotic, antibiotic resistance, antibodies, antigens, bacterium, cephalosporins, clindamycin, cough, coughing, fever, general practitioners, glandular fever, headache, lymph nodes, milk, milk products, mononucleosis, outbreaks, pain, penicillin, pharyngitis, pharynx, rheumatic fever, sneezing, symptoms, tonsils, viral, vomiting
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