Abstract:BackgroundGroup A streptococcus (GAS) is a common cause of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs). Current diagnostic techniques are culture-based and time intensive, requiring the prescription of empiric antibiotics before results are available. New detection tools are needed to hasten the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of SSTIs. The Cobas® Liat® System is a point of care (POC), real-time PCR system developed by Roche Molecular Diagnostics and is used in the United States and Europe to detect GAS from t… Show more
“…18 Among 400 skin infections treated as an outpatient, > 50% were culture positive for GAS. 19 Although speculative, our patient may have been suffering from macrolideresistant GAS pharyngitis 5 weeks before his death when he presented with a febrile illness diagnosed as acute otitis media and was treated with azithromycin. No rapid test or culture for GAS was obtained.…”
Section: Ryan M Close Md Mph* † Nadia L Norton-anspach Md* and James ...mentioning
“…18 Among 400 skin infections treated as an outpatient, > 50% were culture positive for GAS. 19 Although speculative, our patient may have been suffering from macrolideresistant GAS pharyngitis 5 weeks before his death when he presented with a febrile illness diagnosed as acute otitis media and was treated with azithromycin. No rapid test or culture for GAS was obtained.…”
Section: Ryan M Close Md Mph* † Nadia L Norton-anspach Md* and James ...mentioning
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