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Bradley Elliott

FRACGP, BBSc, General Practice/Family Medicine, Hinchinbrook Health Care, Qld

Carrier rates of group A streptococci in Australian wet tropics and their impact on the clinical usefulness of throat swabs

The usefulness of modern point-of-care tests for group A streptococci (GAS) is determined by the presence of carriers of GAS.

Improving antibiotics targeting using PCR point-of-care testing for group A streptococci in patients with uncomplicated acute sore throat

Evidence supports some beneficial effects of antibiotics prescribed to patients with a sore throat and proven presence of group A streptococci.

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