MHRA's DES (Device Evaluation Service) evaluates strep-A rapid antigen tests:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Device Evaluation Service (DES) of the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has published its first 2005 report on bacteriology kits. The report Rapid antigen detection tests kits for group A streptococcus: review of evaluation literature covers a group of tests designed for use in GP surgeries and so is of significant direct interest to healthcare staff, as well as purchasers and clinical bacteriology laboratories.