The relationship between the clinical features of pharyngitis and the sensitivity of a rapid antigen test: Evidence of spectrum bias

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 648-652

  DiMatteo, Laura A ^a   Lowenstein, Steven R ^a   Brimhall, Brad ^a   Reiquam, William ^a   Gonzales, Ralph ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0035213835     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2001.119850     Document Type: Article

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