A clinical decision rule for management of streptococcal pharyngitis in low-resource settings

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1038-1042

  Steinhoff, Mark C ^a,f   Walker, Christa Fischer ^b   Rimoin, Anne W ^c,e   Hamza, Hala S ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision; Diagnosis; Pediatrics; Pharyngitis; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 23844519106     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510027994     Document Type: Article

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