Evaluation of streptococcal clinical scores, rapid antigen detection tests and cultures for childhood pharyngitis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 281-282

  Cohen, Robert ^a   Levy, Corinne ^b   Ovetchkine, Philippe ^c   Boucherat, Michel ^b   Weil Olivier, Catherine ^d   Gaudelus, Joël ^e   De La Rocque, France ^b   Bingen, Edouard ^f  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b Assoc Clin Therapeutique Inf V   (France)

^c Créteil Hospital   (France)

^d HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^e HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

^f HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PETECHIA; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RHINORRHEA; SCORING SYSTEM; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCAL CLINICAL SCORE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 2442698829     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1416-y     Document Type: Article

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