Capture of Group A Streptococcus by Open-Microfluidic CandyCollect Device in Pediatric Patients.
Wan-Chen TuIngrid JeacopelloAndrea BlomElena AlfaroVictoria A M ShinkawaDaniel B HatchettJuan C SanchezAnika M McManamenXiaojing SuErwin BerthierSanitta ThongpangEllen R WaldGregory P DeMuriAshleigh B ThebergePublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
With further development and testing, the CandyCollect device may potentially become an alternative sampling tool for the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis.