Diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of group a streptococcal pharyngitis in children in a primary care setting: impact of point-of-care polymerase chain reaction

Table 2 Appropriate antibiotic prescribing in relation to group A Streptococcal testing results

Antibiotic use		Final result*
		SOC^a (n = 152)		Liat^b (n = 103)
		Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
Antibiotic	Yes	61	10	38	1
Antibiotic	No	9	72	2	62
Appropriate antibiotic use, % (n/N)^c		87.5 (133/152)		97.1 (100/103)

*Final result by bidirectional DNA sequencing; P = .0065
^aRADT plus culture
^bcobas Liat Strep A POC PCR assay
^cAppropriate antibiotic use defined as follows: final result positive plus antibiotics = yes or final result negative plus antibiotics = no. SOC % = (61 + 72)/ (61 + 10 + 9 + 72); Liat% = (38 + 62)/(38 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 62)

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