Improving diagnostic accuracy of bacterial pharyngitis by near patient measurement of C-reactive protein (CRP)

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 439, 1999, Pages 119-121

  Gulich, Markus S ^a   Matschiner, Anette ^b   Glück, Ralf ^b   Zeitler, Hans Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antibiotics; C reactive protein measurement; Near patient testing; Pharyngitis; Sore throat

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0032960077     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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