Assessment of Flocked Swabs for the Identification of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis

This is a study to to compare traditional fibre wound swabs to more recently developed flocked swabs for the identification of Group A streptococcal pharyngitis in children presenting to a children's emergency department.

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Key information

Conditions

Streptococcal Infection Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Infections Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pharyngeal Diseases Pharyngitis Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Stomatognathic Diseases Streptococcal Infections

Age range

1 day–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Emergency Department

Ottawa, Ontario, K1H8L1, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Need for a bacterial throat culture

Treatment and study plan

Flocked swab

Device

Primary outcomes

Identification of Group A streptococcus via culture of organism

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2007
Primary completion: 2007
Study completion: 2007
First posted: Sep 11, 2007
Registry last updated: Apr 18, 2018

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