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Rapid Antigen Test

Known as: RAT 
An immunoassay that can quickly detect the presence of specific antigens in a sample and return results during a patient visit.
National Institutes of Health

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2011
2011
The Clinical Usefulness of the SD Bioline Influenza Antigen Test® for Detecting the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Virus
Though the 2009 worldwide influenza A (H1N1) pandemic has been declared to have ended, the influenza virus is expected to… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Performance of laboratory diagnostics for the detection of influenza A(H1N1)v virus as correlated with the time after symptom onset and viral load.
2010
2010
[Evaluation of the efficacies of rapid antigen test, multiplex PCR, and real-time PCR for the detection of a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus].
BACKGROUND In April 2009, a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus was detected in the US, and at the time of conducting this study, H1N1… 
2009
2009
The evaluation of SD Bioline Strep A rapid antigen test in acute pharyngitis in pediatric clinics.
BACKGROUND Acute pharyngitis is a very common respiratory tract infection. Rapid antigen tests (RATs) that detect group A… 
2009
2009
Repetition of the rapid antigen test in initially negative supposed streptococcal pharyngitis is not necessary in adults
Aims:  To determine whether the repetition of the rapid antigen detection test (RADT) in patients, with a high suspicion of… 
2007
2007
Diagnosing Influenza—Clinical Assessment and/or Rapid Antigen Testing?
  • C. Ruef
  • Infection
  • 2007
  • Corpus ID: 7944840
Influenza is a seasonal viral infection, which typically causes epidemics during the cold season. Accurate and rapid diagnosis… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Group A streptococcal infections.
1. Preeti Jaggi, MD* 2. Stanford T. Shulman, MD† 1. *Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellow, Children’s Memorial Hospital… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Performance Characteristics and Utilization of Rapid Antigen Test, DNA Probe, and Culture for Detection of Group A Streptococci in an Acute Care Clinic
ABSTRACT Group A streptococcus (GAS) antigen testing has become a routine point-of-care (POC) test in acute care settings… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Effects of a rapid antigen test for group A streptococcal pharyngitis on physician prescribing and antibiotic costs.
Decision analysis and opinion survey suggest that introduction of rapid antigen detection tests should decrease the number of… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Group A streptococcus-associated upper respiratory tract infections in a day-care center.
Little information is available about the epidemiology of group A streptococcal upper respiratory tract infections in child day… 
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