Strep A Antigen Rapid Test
Product background
Streptococcus pyogenes is non-motile gram-positive cocci, which contains the Lancefifield group A antigen that can cause serious infections such as pharyngitis, respiratory infection, impetigo, endocarditis, meningitis, puerperal sepsis, and arthritis. Left untreated, these infections can lead to serious complications, including rheumatic fever and peritonsillar abscess.Strep A antigen Rapid Test Strip is a rapid test to qualitatively detect the presence of Strep A antigen in throat swab specimens, providing results within 5 minutes. The test utilizes antibodies specifific for whole cell Lancefifield GroupA Streptococcus to selectively detect Strep A antigen in a throat swab specimen.
lntended use
This productis used for the in witroqualitatve detection of group A beta haemolytic streptococci (Strep A) in human throat swabs.
Operation steps and result interpretation
1. Positive(+): Two purple-red bands appear.One is located in the detection area (T), and the other is located inthe quality controlarea(c).
2. Negative(-): only a purple-red band appears in the quality control area(C).There is no purple-red band in thedetection area (T).
3. lnvalid: There is no purple-red band in the quality controlarea (C).In anycase, it should be retested.
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