Diagnosis and treatment of pharyngitis in children

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 729-747

  Gerber, Michael A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFADROXIL; CEFDINIR; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHARYNGITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; THROAT CULTURE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRICS; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 19544363975     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2005.02.004     Document Type: Review

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