The role of point of care testing for patients with acute pharyngitis

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 759-761

  Atlas, Steven J ^a   McDermott, Steven M ^a   Mannone, Carol ^a   Barry, Michael J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Guideline; Pharyngitis; Point of care testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 23744511560     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0143.x     Document Type: Article

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