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11-04-06

Home Strep Test Kit

This rapid Strep A Test is great tool for families with kids who get frequent sore throats. It helps you determine whether a throat infection is caused by strep (which requires treatment) or a virus (which does not). You swab the back of the child's throat with the included applicator, add a reagent, and watch for the color change. A kit of 25 tests costs about $90, which works out to about $3.50 per test. That's a whole lot is much cheaper than an unneeded doctor's visit. But since you may only use a couple tests a year, consider a cooperative buy with other families.

-- Dr. Tom Ferguson

QuickVue Strep A Test
$90 for 25 kits
Available from MedCo School First Aid

[I have not used either of these kits below, but they offer a similar test for less than half the price. -- KK]


25 for $39
Available from Mecial Disposables


25 for $35
Available from CLIA Waived

 


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#1 | Sun, 10-26-08 06:50
Jennifer

I used the Strep A Test from www.medicaldisposables.us and it was great... I purchased also some of the Home Drug Test and I found also the Alcohol test a great tools to fight Drug and Alcohol abuse with my teen.

 

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