Your Daughter Probably Has Strep Throat Caused by Streptococcus Pyogenes

question 45

Multiple Choice

Your daughter probably has strep throat caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. The traditional method of diagnosis involves culturing on blood agar, but this process is time consuming. Your doctor wants a more rapid identi?cation of the infectious agent using a specimen directly obtained from the patient's throat. He would prefer to use a test that can be read in his o?ce without having to culture and isolate the organism. He would likely choose the ______.

• A) immunochromatographic test
• B) direct ?uorescence test
• C) Western Blot test
• D) pulse-?eld gel electrophoresis

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