Acute pharyngitis: No reliability of rapid streptococcal tests and clinical findings [1]

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 2285-

  Matthys, Jan ^a   De Meyere, Marc ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33750969355     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.20.2285-b     Document Type: Letter

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