Rapid strep tests in the emergency department: An evidence-based approach

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 272-278

  Corneli, Howard M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Likelihood ratio; Rapid diagnostic tests; Sensitivity; Specificity; Streptococcal pharyngitis

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHARYNGITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PEDIATRICS; PHARYNGITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0034850987     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200108000-00014     Document Type: Review

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