What is the advantage of using the traditional blood agar culture method to diagnose strep throat over the quicker rapid tests? growth of the organism allows antimicrobial testing rapid tests require specialized training in order to perform rapid tests may have a false negative no throat swab is needed
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Growth of the organism allows antimicrobial testing: This is an advantage of blood agar culture method, as it allows for the identification of antibiotic resistance. Show more…
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