Management of acute pharyngitis in adults: Reliability of rapid streptococcal tests and clinical findings

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 640-644

  Humair, Jean Paul ^a   Revaz, Sylvie Antonini ^a   Bovier, Patrick ^a   Stalder, Hans ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS; THROAT CULTURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN V; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33645464516     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.6.640     Document Type: Article

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