Diagnostic accuracy of clinical symptoms and rapid diagnostic test in group A streptococcal perianal infections in children.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
From 2009 to 2014, we prospectively enrolled 132 children with perianal infections. The presentation of painful defecation, anal fissures, and macroscopic blood in stools was highly suggestive of group A streptococcal perianal infection (probability 83.3%). We found a high sensitivity of a group A streptococcal rapid diagnostic testing (98%) but relatively low specificity (72.8%).
Medical subject headings
- Anus Diseases
- Clinical Medicine
- Diagnostic Tests, Routine
- Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcus pyogenes