Predictive value of clinical features in differentiating group A βhemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis in children

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-25

  Lin, Meng Hsun ^a   Fong, Wen Ki ^a   Chang, Pi Feng ^a   Yen, Chih Wei ^a   Hung, Koong Lon ^a   Lin, Shwu Jing ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Group A hemolytic Streptococcus; Pharyngitis; Throat culture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PREDICTION; RASH; RHINORRHEA; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SYMPTOM; THROAT CULTURE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0037355072     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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