Daily reduction in C-reactive protein values, symptoms, signs and temperature in group-A streptococcal pharyngitis treated with antibiotics

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 521-525

  Melbye, Hasse ^a   Bjorkheim M K ^a   Leinan, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Laboratory test; Monitoring; Throat infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SORE THROAT; STANDARD; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BODY TEMPERATURE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0036917447     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655102321004530     Document Type: Article

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